Test Bank for Research in Psychology, Methods and Design 8th Edition by Goodwin All Chapters

Chapter 3 Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Chapter 2 Ethics in Psychological Research

1) What do the preface to Wundt’s Principles of Physiological Psychology and the original constitution of the American Psychological Association have in common? a) they both defined psychology as the study of behavior b) they both recognized that psychology was a subdivision of philosophy c) t...

Chapter 12 Small N Designs 1) Small N research designs a) are a recent development, originating with Skinner’s work b) began in the 1930s when Fisher developed ANOVA c) characterized most of the early research in psychology d) have never been popular with the majority of research psychologis...

Chapter 11 Quasi‐Experimental Designs and Applied Research 1) Applied research a) examines the basic laws of human behavior b) is just as likely to occur in the laboratory as in the field c) focuses on a specific real world problem d) has no connection with theory 2) Basic research is to ...

Chapter 10 Non‐Experimental Design II, Observational and Archival Methods 1) What does all observational research have in common? a) it is descriptive in nature b) there is no attempt to provide any structure to the situation being observed c) the researcher joins the group being observed d) ...

Chapter 8 Experimental Design II 1) All factorial designs a) have at least two independent variables b) have the potential for producing at least three main effects c) have the potential for producing at least two interaction effects d) have at least one manipulated independent variable and one...

Chapter 7 Experimental Design I, Single‐Factor Designs Multiple Choice 1) If a between-subjects design uses random assignment, the design will be called a(n) a) nonequivalent groups design b) repeated-measures design c) independent groups design d) matched groups design 2) If a between-su...

1) A between-subjects design a) is also known as a repeated-measures design b) must deal with the problem of equivalent groups c) includes a minimum of two independent variables d) must include a subject variable 2) A within-subjects design a) is also known as a repeated-measures design b) m...

Chapter 5 Introduction to Experimental Research 1) In his famous 1938 text, the so-called “Columbia bible,” R. S. Woodworth a) argued that experimental and correlational studies were not fundamentally different b) distinguished between independent and dependent variables in experiments c) di...