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Which behavioural! norm or Principle is being described
in this quotation?
The principle of ... compels all researc
hers to share their research findings,
including means, ends, Motives and consequences
other members of the re Search commun
, freely and honestly with all
ity (Smith 1988,284).
(1) respect
(2) disinterestedness ma tl
3) universalism ey a
((@)) : \4
QUESTION 23
In addition to ethical requirements, eve ry research report also has to meet legal
requirements.
1 (1) | Hawthorne effect
? ‘) absolutism
3 ‘
1(4) reliability fi a 7 iF
QUESTION 24
‘ Ensuring that respondents in a survey are NOT harmed, obtaining their consent and —
ensuring their privacy, are ethical issues that relate to ...
. (1) behavioural norms of universalism
(2) solving social problems
x avoiding subjective bias
QUESTION 25
If the original research design is changed while doing the research, this research can ~
be regarded as..
@ pg EZS
(2) invalid
(3) coherent
(4) quantitative
, QUESTION 26
Which of the following problems could be a threat to the validity of this research?
_. After their work schedules were reorganised by management , the produ '
sample of workers in a company is carefully monitored by a team a search, a
significant increase in overall productivity levels is found. iil
| eS
(1) (Selection bias
@ the Hawthorne effect PY {29
) the regression effect .
(4) None of the above
UESTION 27
Which of the following descriptions refer to the external validity of a quantitative
research process?
] (1) Controlling for alternative explanations for the outcome of a research process
20
' (2) Considenng the extent to which a cause-effect relationship between two
variables can be established jc C |
‘/(3)) Considering the extent to which
onsiaering
the results of a research process canbe) |
generalised from a sample of data tothe general population
(4) Accounting for confounding variables that may affect the result in an
unforeseen way
QUESTION 28
| When doing quantitative research in social science, the expression ‘true experimental
_ design’ refers to research where ...
(1) experiments are performed on humans
(2) dependent variables are measured to determine their effect on certain independent
variables
3) design coherence Is maintained by carefully controlling for internal validity
@ a researcher deliberately manipulates independent vanables to determine their effect
von dependent vanables / pai)
iJ
QUESTION 29
group
{ : A researcher using a qualitative approach conducts a series of focus
people are concern ed
interviews in rural communities to determine whether the
commun ity groups are
about environmental issues. She discovers that the
of their drinking water She
| especially concerned about issues related to the quality
more specific ally on the quality of the
| decides to adapt the research design to focus
water supply :
oS |
This is an example of the consideration of . in the research design
“ay scope
iQ “design flexibility / pg 28
| (3) the research relationship
(4) _ the intended outcome
, QUESTION 30
To what does history as a threat to the internal validity of a study refer?
a8 an event that occurred before the study started
the treatmen e stua -
(4) the independent vanable tn the shud 4 PY I 16
— Probability sampling
(a) gives each member of the population an equal chance to be selected
(b) 1s convenient and economical
(c) prevents investigator's bias from entering the selection of the sample
(d) usually allows generalisation
QUESTION 33
ling Is true? 155, ISL i
Which of the following statements regarding samp
in a study
(1) In sie pawl ll the researcher hand: picks persons to be include
USE in I oT an \pling Cc
@
merenibie elements of
Stratified tendon sampling involves the selection of the most
)
the population
elements of a population have an equal
(4) Arandom sample is one in which 50% of the Te Ng
chance of being selected \
EN :
QUESTION3St—t«~*s
age of all psychology students at the
A specified characteristic such as the mean
University of Cape Town (UCT) is called alan ..
+ (1) sampling frame
: ci element pg 19)
mean
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