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Research Methods // AP Psychology

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  1. Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?
  2. Drawing a random sample of people from a town for an interview study of social attitudes ensures that
  3. The most distinctive characteristic of the experimental method is that it
  4. A psychologist observes the confrontation between two rival neighborhood gangs from the window of an abandoned building. This method of collecting observations is best described as:
  5. Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the strongest relationship between two sets of variables?
  6. Students who score higher on college entrance exams tend to have higher grades in college. This is an example of a:
  7. In an experiment, which of the following variables refers to the outcome that is measured by the experiment?
  8. To prevent ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA (American Psychological Association) has suggest that:
  9. We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study music with those who study in silence. Which of the following is a confounding variable in this experiment?
  10. The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to:
  11. If psychologists discovered that intelligent parents have smarter children than unintelligent parents, this would demonstrate that:
  12. In order to study the effects of loud noise on worker productivity, Dr. Murphy had one group of research participants work in a noisy room and a second group in a quiet room. Those who worked in the quiet room were exposed to the ______ condition
  13. An awareness of extensive cultural differences in attitudes and values is most helpful for avoiding:
  14. Psychologists study animals because:
  15. All of the following are measures of central tendency except:
  16. Which one of the following correlations shows the strongest relationship between two variables:
  17. In which type of research does the scientist have the most control over variables that might affect the outcome of the study?
  18. The ________ variables should be eliminated or controlled by keeping all variables (other than the independent variable) the same in the experimental and control conditions
  19. In science, a theory:
  20. A psychology teacher wants to determine whether computer-aided learning will produce higher standardized test scores than a usual lecture format. In this example, the independent variable is the:
  21. Researchers find that there is a significant positive correlation between the number of hours students sleep and their grades. The researchers would be justified in concluding that
  22. Martha is an undergraduate student who is interested in pursuing a career in psychology. She wants to use her knowledge of psychology to help employees become more productive in the workplace. Which field of psychology should Martha select in graduate school?
  23. Which of the following studies demonstrates a cross-sectional research design?
  24. Dr. Thomas is interested in studying teenage behavior. His current experiment is interested in looking at the impact that sleep has on self esteem. He randomly selects 50 teenagers to participate in his study and randomly puts 25 in a sleep condition and puts the other 25 randomly in the non-sleep condition. Dr. Thomas's assignment is illustrated when he:
  25. Dr. Thomas is interested in studying teenage behavior. His current experiment is interested in looking at the impact that sleep has on self esteem. He randomly selects 50 teenagers to participate in his study and randomly puts 25 in a sleep condition and puts the other 25 randomly in the non-sleep condition. A potential confounding variable in this experiment would be if:
  26. The p-value is a score which tells a researcher the strength of ________ in their experiment:
  27. When hypothesis that is incorrectly rejected in an experiment (false negative) refers to a:
  28. Which of the following is not true about a positive correlation between two variables?
  29. The mean score on a test will be GREATER than the median score if:
  30. The mean score on a test will be LESS than the median score if:
  31. Dr. Thomas is interested in studying teenage behavior. His current experiment is interested in looking at the impact that sleep has on self esteem. He randomly selects 50 teenagers to participate in his study and randomly puts 25 in a sleep condition and puts the other 25 randomly in the non-sleep condition. Dr. Thomas\'s assignment is illustrated when he:
  32. A student hypothesizes those high school students consuming different flavors of a drink before a spelling test will perform differently. A study to test the hypothesis finds that with a bitter drink, performance is best 6 hours after drinking it, whereas with a sweet drink, performance is better 1 hour after drinking it.Which of the following is the dependent variable?
  33. When a researcher takes specific data and generalizes the results to an entire population they are conducting:
  34. Publishing the names of research participants to the general public would violate what ethical guideline?
  35. Which of the following are advantages of experiments that can lead to causal impact between variables: