Question 1

Kuhn's (1970) stages of scientific development are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-science, normal science, and innovatory science 
B)  Proto-science, normal science, and revolutionary science 
C)  Pre-science, normal science, and rotating science 
D)  Pre-science, natural science, and revolutionary science 
E)  Pre-science, normal science, and revolutionary science 
A)  Pre-science, normal science, and innovatory science 
B)  Proto-science, normal science, and revolutionary science 
C)  Pre-science, normal science, and rotating science 
D)  Pre-science, natural science, and revolutionary science 
E)  Pre-science, normal science, and revolutionary science E

Question 2

Popper believed that falsifiability in science is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An essential factor 
B)  A non-essential factor 
C)  A limiting factor 
D)  A confounding factor 
E)  An irrelevant factor 
A)  An essential factor 
B)  A non-essential factor 
C)  A limiting factor 
D)  A confounding factor 
E)  An irrelevant factor A

Question 3

Pilot studies are used as a small-scale trial run to:

Accepted Answer

A)  All of these 
B)  None of these 
C)  Check the procedure 
D)  Check for clarity 
E)  Check for ambiguity 
A)  All of these 
B)  None of these 
C)  Check the procedure 
D)  Check for clarity 
E)  Check for ambiguity A

Question 4

Procedures recommended to support good ethical practice include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost-benefit analysis, debriefing, and prior general consent 
B)  The right to withdraw, debriefing, and prior general consent 
C)  The right to withdraw, retrospective consent, and prior general consent 
D)  The right to withdraw, debriefing, and presumptive consent 
E)  All of these 
A)  Cost-benefit analysis, debriefing, and prior general consent 
B)  The right to withdraw, debriefing, and prior general consent 
C)  The right to withdraw, retrospective consent, and prior general consent 
D)  The right to withdraw, debriefing, and presumptive consent 
E)  All of these

Question 5

External validity includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporal validity 
B)  Population validity 
C)  Ecological validity 
D)  None of these 
E)  All of these 
A)  Temporal validity 
B)  Population validity 
C)  Ecological validity 
D)  None of these 
E)  All of these

Question 6

The objectivity of science and scientists is questioned by their:

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture and expectations 
B)  Culture and age 
C)  Age and expectations 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Culture and expectations 
B)  Culture and age 
C)  Age and expectations 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Sampling where every participant in the target population has an equal chance of being selected is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Volunteer 
B)  Opportunity 
C)  Random 
D)  Systematic 
E)  None of these 
A)  Volunteer 
B)  Opportunity 
C)  Random 
D)  Systematic 
E)  None of these

Question 8

One issue not addressed by the BPS ethical guidelines is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Media influence 
B)  Deception 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Informed consent 
E)  Protection from psychological harm 
A)  Media influence 
B)  Deception 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Informed consent 
E)  Protection from psychological harm

Question 9

Statistical tests are based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical practice and level of data 
B)  Level of data and sampling method 
C)  Level of data and research design 
D)  Research design and ethical practice 
E)  Sampling method and research design 
A)  Ethical practice and level of data 
B)  Level of data and sampling method 
C)  Level of data and research design 
D)  Research design and ethical practice 
E)  Sampling method and research design

Question 10

Which of the following research methods are experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, case studies, natural experiments 
B)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, natural observations 
C)  Laboratory experiments, content analysis, quasi-experiments, natural experiments 
D)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, natural experiments 
E)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, correlational analysis 
A)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, case studies, natural experiments 
B)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, natural observations 
C)  Laboratory experiments, content analysis, quasi-experiments, natural experiments 
D)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, natural experiments 
E)  Laboratory experiments, field experiments, quasi-experiments, correlational analysis

Question 11

Levels of data are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal, ordinal, even, ratio 
B)  Prime, ordinal, interval, ratio 
C)  Nominal, odd, interval, ratio 
D)  Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio 
E)  Nominal, ordinal, interval, squared 
A)  Nominal, ordinal, even, ratio 
B)  Prime, ordinal, interval, ratio 
C)  Nominal, odd, interval, ratio 
D)  Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio 
E)  Nominal, ordinal, interval, squared

Question 12

Non-experimental research methods include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlled and naturalistic observations 
B)  Questionnaires and case studies 
C)  Correlational analysis and case studies 
D)  Interviews and questionnaires 
E)  All of these 
A)  Controlled and naturalistic observations 
B)  Questionnaires and case studies 
C)  Correlational analysis and case studies 
D)  Interviews and questionnaires 
E)  All of these

Question 13

Research findings need to be replicable in order to be the basis for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pilot studies 
B)  Publication 
C)  Validity 
D)  Statistical analysis 
E)  Theory construction 
A)  Pilot studies 
B)  Publication 
C)  Validity 
D)  Statistical analysis 
E)  Theory construction

Question 14

External reliability can be checked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Inter-rater test 
B)  Split-half test 
C)  Test-retest 
D)  External test 
E)  Internal test 
A)  Inter-rater test 
B)  Split-half test 
C)  Test-retest 
D)  External test 
E)  Internal test

Question 15

Descriptive statistical techniques include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequency polygons 
B)  Scattergraphs and tables 
C)  Bar charts and histograms 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Frequency polygons 
B)  Scattergraphs and tables 
C)  Bar charts and histograms 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 16

Psychology is missing full possession of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Theories 
B)  Paradigms 
C)  Research studies 
D)  Hypotheses 
E)  Controlled observations 
A)  Theories 
B)  Paradigms 
C)  Research studies 
D)  Hypotheses 
E)  Controlled observations

Question 17

Which of the following are key features of science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, absence of a paradigm 
B)  Controlled observations, relatively subjective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
C)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
D)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, accepting theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
E)  None of these 
A)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, absence of a paradigm 
B)  Controlled observations, relatively subjective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
C)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
D)  Controlled observations, relatively objective data, accepting theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability of findings, use of a paradigm 
E)  None of these

Question 18

Kuhn claimed that psychology was in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-science stage 
B)  Proto-science stage 
C)  Pre-science stage 
D)  Innovatory science stage 
E)  Natural science stage 
A)  Non-science stage 
B)  Proto-science stage 
C)  Pre-science stage 
D)  Innovatory science stage 
E)  Natural science stage

Question 19

Reporting psychological research uses the following format in which order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, appendices, references 
B)  Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices 
C)  Abstract, method, introduction, results, discussion, references, appendices 
D)  Introduction, abstract, method, results, discussion, references, appendices 
E)  Appendices, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, abstract 
A)  Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, appendices, references 
B)  Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices 
C)  Abstract, method, introduction, results, discussion, references, appendices 
D)  Introduction, abstract, method, results, discussion, references, appendices 
E)  Appendices, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, abstract

Question 20

The middle score out of all the participants' scores is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mode 
B)  Median 
C)  Average 
D)  Mean 
E)  Middle 
A)  Mode 
B)  Median 
C)  Average 
D)  Mean 
E)  Middle

Kuhn's (1970) stages of scientific development are:

Popper believed that falsifiability in science is:

Pilot studies are used as a small-scale trial run to:

Procedures recommended to support good ethical practice include:

External validity includes:

The objectivity of science and scientists is questioned by their:

Sampling where every participant in the target population has an equal chance of being selected is known as:

One issue not addressed by the BPS ethical guidelines is:

Statistical tests are based on:

Which of the following research methods are experiments?

Levels of data are:

Non-experimental research methods include:

Research findings need to be replicable in order to be the basis for:

External reliability can be checked by:

Descriptive statistical techniques include:

Psychology is missing full possession of:

Which of the following are key features of science?

Kuhn claimed that psychology was in the:

Reporting psychological research uses the following format in which order?

The middle score out of all the participants' scores is known as the:

Biological Rhythms and Sleep

Perception T

Relationships

Aggression

Eating Behaviour

Gender

Intelligence and Learning

Cognition and Development

Psychopathology: Schizophrenia

Psychopathology: Depression

Psychopathology: Anxiety Phobic Disorders

Psychopathology: Anxiety Ocd

Psychology in Action: Media Psychology

Psychology in Action: the Psychology of Addictive Behaviour

Psychology in Action: Anomalistic Psychology

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Exam 16: Psychological Research and Design

Kuhn's (1970) stages of scientific development are:

Popper believed that falsifiability in science is:

Pilot studies are used as a small-scale trial run to:

Procedures recommended to support good ethical practice include:

External validity includes:

The objectivity of science and scientists is questioned by their:

Sampling where every participant in the target population has an equal chance of being selected is known as:

One issue not addressed by the BPS ethical guidelines is:

Statistical tests are based on:

Which of the following research methods are experiments?

Levels of data are:

Non-experimental research methods include:

Research findings need to be replicable in order to be the basis for:

External reliability can be checked by:

Descriptive statistical techniques include:

Psychology is missing full possession of:

Which of the following are key features of science?

Kuhn claimed that psychology was in the:

Reporting psychological research uses the following format in which order?

The middle score out of all the participants' scores is known as the:

Biological Rhythms and Sleep

Perception T

Relationships

Aggression

Eating Behaviour

Gender

Intelligence and Learning

Cognition and Development

Psychopathology: Schizophrenia

Psychopathology: Depression

Psychopathology: Anxiety Phobic Disorders

Psychopathology: Anxiety Ocd

Psychology in Action: Media Psychology

Psychology in Action: the Psychology of Addictive Behaviour

Psychology in Action: Anomalistic Psychology

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