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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principlesCase StudySurveyObservationalCorrelationalExperiments
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.SurveyObservationalCorrelationalExperimentsCase Study
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).ExperimentsCase StudySurveyObservationalCorrelational
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a hypothesis?
an educated guess
an absolute solution
a random guess
an experiment
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is replication?
cloning the scientist who first did an experiment
doing an experiment for the first time
doing an experiment again and getting different results
Doing an experiment again and getting the same results
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What is a target population?
the whole group you want to study or describe
the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games
population inside the classroom
part of the group you want to study or describe
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What is a sample in research?
the whole target population
a piece of food you get to try
an educated guess
only part of the target population
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How can participant bias affect the outcome of a study?
It can make others want to volunteer for the study
It can invalidate it, if the volunteers hold bias that is counter to the opinions of those who are not part of the study, but are represented by it
It can split the results in two
It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe variable measured in an experiment is:The independent variableA null hypothesisThe dependent variableAn alternative hypothesis
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAn extraneous variable:is deliberately changed in an experimentis an uncontrolled variable that could affect the DVIs measured in an experimentOccurs only in field studies
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