PSYC 200 LESSONS 5-8 QUESTIONS
AND RIGHT ANSWERS 2024 - 25
Case,studies,are,used,to,describe,_______.
A),businesses
B),people
C),neighborhoods
D),all,of,these,,ANS,-,,all,of,these
Dr.,Jones,is,conducting,a,study,in,which,he,is,observing,how,parents,play,with,their,children.,When,trai
ning,his,research,assistants,,he,tells,them,to,document,how,many,times,the,parents,smile,at,their,child
ren,,frown,at,their,children,,encourage,their,children,,and,correct,their,children.,This,is,most,clearly,an,
example,of,__________.
A),naturalistic,observation
B),a,coding,system
C),archival,research
D),a,case,study,,ANS,-,,a,coding,system
A,researcher,conducts,interviews,with,15,female,marathon,first-
time,finishers,to,understand,the,psychological,impact,of,the,event,on,self-
esteem.,What,type,of,design,did,this,researcher,most,likely,use?
A),systematic,observation
B),case,study
C),naturalistic,observation
D),archival,research,,ANS,-,,case,study
Which,of,the,following,best,describes,a,quantitative,approach?
,A),it,involves,numerical,data,and,relies,on,statistical,analyses,to,draw,conclusions
B),it,requires,few,research,participants
C),individuals,are,observed,in,a,natural,setting,and,the,researcher,records,observations
D),researchers,collect,data,via,in-depth,interviews,,ANS,-
,,it,involves,numerical,data,and,relies,on,statistical,analyses,to,draw,conclusions
Imagine,that,you,are,interested,in,learning,about,graduate,school,dropout,rates,among,female,enginee
ring,students.,You,obtain,a,small,sample,of,eight,women,who,left,their,Ph.D.,programs,and,you,decide,
that,you,will,interview,them,to,explore,similar,themes,in,their,experiences.,What,type,of,research,appr
oach,would,you,be,utilizing?
A),quantitative,method
B),qualitative,method
C),field,experiment
D),observational,method,,ANS,-,,qualitative,method
Which,of,the,following,is,NOT,a,quantitative,approach,to,describing,behavior?
A),the,average,age,of,children,entering,school
B),the,number,of,drivers,that,are,stopped,by,police,officers,each,day
C),personal,explanations,for,not,wearing,seat,belts
D),the,percentage,of,students,enrolled,in,four,or,more,courses,,ANS,-
,,personal,explanations,for,not,wearing,seat,belts
Which,of,the,following,is,a,type,of,observational,method?
A),archival,research
B),case,studies
C),naturalistic,observation
, D),both,(B),and,(C)
E),all,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,all,of,the,above
Of,the,potential,methodological,issues,,which,one,refers,to,the,procedures,employed,when,recruiting,p
articipants?
A),reactivity
B),sampling
C),equipment
D),reliability,,ANS,-,,sampling
Which,of,the,following,can,help,enhance,reliability?
A),employing,multiple,raters,to,code,behaviors
B),gathering,a,representative,sample,of,participants
C),providing,participants,with,informed,consent,about,the,research,study
D),using,software,program,to,analyze,your,results,,ANS,-,,employing,multiple,raters,to,code,behaviors
__________,research,involves,using,previously,compiled,information,to,answer,research,questions.
A),Experimental
B),Archival
C),Case,study
D),Laboratory,,ANS,-,,Archival
_____,is,the,methodical,analysis,of,existing,documents.
A),mass,communication,analysis
B),content,analysis