RESEARCH METHODS & ASSESSMENT III
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Operational Definition.
Answer: a statement of the procedures (operations) used to define
research variables (i.e. human intelligence may be operationally
defined as what an intelligence test measures)
◉ Replication.
Answer: repeating the essence of a research study, usually with
different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic
finding extends to other participants and circumstances
◉ Case Study.
Answer: an observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
◉ Survey.
Answer: a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or
behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a
representative, random sample of the group
, ◉ Population.
Answer: all the cases in a group being studied, from which samples
may be drawn
◉ random sampling.
Answer: a method of poll selection that gives each person in the
population the same chance of being selected
◉ Naturalistic Observation.
Answer: observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring
situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
◉ Correlation.
Answer: a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together,
and thus of how well either factor predicts the other
◉ Correlation Coefficient (r).
Answer: a statistical index of the relationship between things (from -
1 to +1)
◉ Scatterplot.
Answer: a graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the
values of two variables; the slope of the points suggests the direction
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Operational Definition.
Answer: a statement of the procedures (operations) used to define
research variables (i.e. human intelligence may be operationally
defined as what an intelligence test measures)
◉ Replication.
Answer: repeating the essence of a research study, usually with
different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic
finding extends to other participants and circumstances
◉ Case Study.
Answer: an observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
◉ Survey.
Answer: a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or
behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a
representative, random sample of the group
, ◉ Population.
Answer: all the cases in a group being studied, from which samples
may be drawn
◉ random sampling.
Answer: a method of poll selection that gives each person in the
population the same chance of being selected
◉ Naturalistic Observation.
Answer: observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring
situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
◉ Correlation.
Answer: a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together,
and thus of how well either factor predicts the other
◉ Correlation Coefficient (r).
Answer: a statistical index of the relationship between things (from -
1 to +1)
◉ Scatterplot.
Answer: a graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the
values of two variables; the slope of the points suggests the direction
