Psych 1X03 Research Methods Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The formal methods,
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primarily the set of techniques and concepts, used to examine and
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answer questions of a scientific nature. It ensures reliable and
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meaningful research. |
1) Construct a theory
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2) Generate a hypothesis
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3) Choose a research method
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4) Collect Data
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5) Analyze data
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6) Report the findings
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7) Revise existing theories
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Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of statements or principles that
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try to relate and explain a set of observations
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,Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testable statements by theories
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that make specific predictions about the relationships between
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variables
Research Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The method of testing for
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the hypothesis
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Collecting data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Take measurements of the
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outcomes of the test | | |
Analyze data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Understand the data and discover
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trends or relationships between variables
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Report findings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Publish articles in scholarly
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journals (rigorous review process by experts to ensure scholarly,
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accurate and meaningful) | |
Revise Theories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Incorporate new info into our
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understanding of the world | | |
Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of assumptions and ideas about
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what kind of research questions can be asked and how they can be
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answered
, Paradigm shift - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A fundamental change in
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approach or underlying assumptions| | |
Anecdotal Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Information or evidence
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gathered from others or from one's own experiences
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Is insufficient to draw scientific conclusion:
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1. Single experiemnce may not be representitive
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2. Personal experiemnce may not represent others
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3. Cannot be sure that result is due to __ alone.
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Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Scientific tool used to measure the
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effects of one variable on another
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Pro: Researcher has strict control over manipulation of variables and
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setting; allows for high accuracy in drawing conclusions of cause and
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effect relationships
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Con: Setting can be artificial and results may not translate to those
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found in natural settings; due to ethical and moral constraints many
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experiments cannot be conducted in this environment | | | | | |
Questions With Correct Answers
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The formal methods,
| | | | | | |
primarily the set of techniques and concepts, used to examine and
| | | | | | | | | | |
answer questions of a scientific nature. It ensures reliable and
| | | | | | | | | |
meaningful research. |
1) Construct a theory
| | |
2) Generate a hypothesis
| | |
3) Choose a research method
| | | |
4) Collect Data
| |
5) Analyze data
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6) Report the findings
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7) Revise existing theories
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Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of statements or principles that
| | | | | | | | | |
try to relate and explain a set of observations
| | | | | | | |
,Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testable statements by theories
| | | | | | |
that make specific predictions about the relationships between
| | | | | | | |
variables
Research Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The method of testing for
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the hypothesis
|
Collecting data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Take measurements of the
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outcomes of the test | | |
Analyze data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Understand the data and discover
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trends or relationships between variables
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Report findings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Publish articles in scholarly
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journals (rigorous review process by experts to ensure scholarly,
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accurate and meaningful) | |
Revise Theories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Incorporate new info into our
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understanding of the world | | |
Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of assumptions and ideas about
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what kind of research questions can be asked and how they can be
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answered
, Paradigm shift - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A fundamental change in
| | | | | | | |
approach or underlying assumptions| | |
Anecdotal Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Information or evidence
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gathered from others or from one's own experiences
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Is insufficient to draw scientific conclusion:
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1. Single experiemnce may not be representitive
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2. Personal experiemnce may not represent others
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3. Cannot be sure that result is due to __ alone.
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Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Scientific tool used to measure the
| | | | | | | | |
effects of one variable on another
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Pro: Researcher has strict control over manipulation of variables and
| | | | | | | | | |
setting; allows for high accuracy in drawing conclusions of cause and
| | | | | | | | | | |
effect relationships
|
Con: Setting can be artificial and results may not translate to those
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found in natural settings; due to ethical and moral constraints many
| | | | | | | | | | |
experiments cannot be conducted in this environment | | | | | |
