Research Methods MCQ Exam: Quiz!
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- 1.An advantage of a Laboratory Experiment is:
- A.
Natural environment means it has greater ecological validity
- B.
High level of control over variables means cause and effect relationships can be established
- C.
No demand characteristics because the participants are unaware they are being tested
- 2.A Naturalistic (Quasi) Experiment is when...
- A.
The IV studied is naturally occuring
- B.
It is carried out in a natural environment so participants are unaware they are being tested
- C.
The experimenter manipulates two IVs
- 3.'The amount of sleep received before an exam will affect performance in that exam' is an example of a TWO tailed hypothesis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.A ________________ involves using different participants in each of the experimental conditions.
- A.
Repeated measures design
- B.
Matched pairs design
- C.
Independent measures design
- 5.'There will be no significant difference between students' grades, whether they are male or female' is an example of...
- A.
An alernate hypothesis
- B.
A null hypothesis
- C.
A lie
- 6.A _______________ involves using the same group of participants in all experimental conditions in order to compare their performance in each condition.
- A.
Repeated measures design
- B.
Matched pairs design
- C.
Independent measure design
- 7.A disadvantage of the matched pairs design is:
- A.
Avoids order effects and individual differences
- B.
Any difference in performance could be down to individual differences
- C.
It is difficult and time consuming as it relies on valid tests
- 8.2 advantages of a field experiment are:
- A.
Natural environment means greater ecological validity
- B.
High level of control means it is easy to replicate
- C.
May be unethical
- D.
Lower demand characteristics so results are more valid
- 9.The independent variable is:
- A.
The thing the researcher measures
- B.
Whether the experimental or null hypothesis is accepted
- C.
The thing the researcher manipulates
- 10.' Boys will be more aggressive than girls' is an alternative hypothesis. The null hypothesis is:
- A.
Girls will be more aggressive than girls
- B.
There will be no difference in aggression between boys and girls
- C.
There will be a significant difference in aggression between girls and boys
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