IRM MCQ Exam Revision Questions
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A researcher is aiming to investigate the experiences of refugees from Syria, Venezuela and
Afghanistan living in Australia. The researcher wants to capture a diverse sample of experiences
and backgrounds. They employ a qualitative approach, conducting interviews with each
participant. The researcher can only speak English. What will be a critical consideration?
a. That all participants use English, so the researcher can understand
b. That all advertisements are in English
c. That in advertisements, it is stated that participants must be proficient in English
d. Ensuring translators are present at interviews, if required, so participants can voice their
opinions in the language they feel most comfortable using - ANSWERS-d. Ensuring translators
are present at interviews, if required, so participants can voice their opinions in the language
they feel most comfortable using
A good experimental research design does what?
a. Guarantees a p value <.05
b. Includes multiple measures of each IV and DV
c. Sets a conservative alpha value
d. Minimises plausible alternative explanations - ANSWERS-d. Minimises plausible alternative
explanations
You are writing a psychological research report. What would be an inappropriate reference
source?
,a. Journal of Applied Psychology
b. Wikipedia
c. Psychological Bulletin
d. Psychology and Aging - ANSWERS-b. Wikipedia
What can't we do with statistics?
a. Describe
b. Predict
c. Neutrality
d. Decide - ANSWERS-c. Neutrality
Height data has been collected from preschool students, how the data differ is refers to as...
a. Inferential information
b. Variance
c. Empirical factors
d. Unknown error - ANSWERS-b. Variance
Before we develop a hypothesis, we must...
a. Ensure we have a large effect
b. Read previous literature
c. Set our p value
d. Determine our conclusions - ANSWERS-b. Read previous literature
, Samples in psychological research are typically...
a. Biased
b. Population-based
c. Unbiased
d. Population-representative - ANSWERS-a. Biased
We may be able to infer causality if...
a. We employ an experimental design
b. We use an observational design
c. We employ a longitudinal design
d. We set a conservative alpha value - ANSWERS-a. We employ an experimental design
Qualitative designs use...
a. Descriptive representations of information
b. Numerical representations of information
c. Only cross-sectional designs (not longitudinal)
d. Numbers - ANSWERS-a. Descriptive representations of information
Integer data are characterised by...
a. Binary data
b. Whole numbers
c. Continuous data
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A researcher is aiming to investigate the experiences of refugees from Syria, Venezuela and
Afghanistan living in Australia. The researcher wants to capture a diverse sample of experiences
and backgrounds. They employ a qualitative approach, conducting interviews with each
participant. The researcher can only speak English. What will be a critical consideration?
a. That all participants use English, so the researcher can understand
b. That all advertisements are in English
c. That in advertisements, it is stated that participants must be proficient in English
d. Ensuring translators are present at interviews, if required, so participants can voice their
opinions in the language they feel most comfortable using - ANSWERS-d. Ensuring translators
are present at interviews, if required, so participants can voice their opinions in the language
they feel most comfortable using
A good experimental research design does what?
a. Guarantees a p value <.05
b. Includes multiple measures of each IV and DV
c. Sets a conservative alpha value
d. Minimises plausible alternative explanations - ANSWERS-d. Minimises plausible alternative
explanations
You are writing a psychological research report. What would be an inappropriate reference
source?
,a. Journal of Applied Psychology
b. Wikipedia
c. Psychological Bulletin
d. Psychology and Aging - ANSWERS-b. Wikipedia
What can't we do with statistics?
a. Describe
b. Predict
c. Neutrality
d. Decide - ANSWERS-c. Neutrality
Height data has been collected from preschool students, how the data differ is refers to as...
a. Inferential information
b. Variance
c. Empirical factors
d. Unknown error - ANSWERS-b. Variance
Before we develop a hypothesis, we must...
a. Ensure we have a large effect
b. Read previous literature
c. Set our p value
d. Determine our conclusions - ANSWERS-b. Read previous literature
, Samples in psychological research are typically...
a. Biased
b. Population-based
c. Unbiased
d. Population-representative - ANSWERS-a. Biased
We may be able to infer causality if...
a. We employ an experimental design
b. We use an observational design
c. We employ a longitudinal design
d. We set a conservative alpha value - ANSWERS-a. We employ an experimental design
Qualitative designs use...
a. Descriptive representations of information
b. Numerical representations of information
c. Only cross-sectional designs (not longitudinal)
d. Numbers - ANSWERS-a. Descriptive representations of information
Integer data are characterised by...
a. Binary data
b. Whole numbers
c. Continuous data
