Exam 2: Research Methods in Io Psychology

Provide an example of a deductive approach to a research question and an inductive approach to the same research question.

Briefly identify and describe three measures of central tendency and three measures of dispersion.

Professor Lang has created a new measure of intelligence. She administers the test to a number of participants. Two weeks later, she administers the same test to the same people. Professor Lang is examining:

When research participants have an equally likely chance of being assigned to an experimental condition or the control condition, the experimenter has:

In a data set, we note a strong relationship between motivation and happiness: Individuals with low motivation also demonstrate low happiness. Which correlation would MOST LIKELY describe this relationship?

Ting believes that if you die in a dream you will also die in real life. Karen points out that if someone dies in his or her sleep we could never find out what happened in the dream. Thus, there is no way to demonstrate support for Ting's theory. His theory lacks:

The first step in any research project is to:

Professor Sanchez has data from an experiment that indicate that being treated rudely by a boss leads to employees missing work more often. With such data the professor can draw a(n):

Studies using observational methods are sometimes called:

Dr. Omari develops a theory that suggests that paying interviewers for each interview they conduct will improve their performance. However, no other researchers seem to be interested in this theory, and nobody tests this theory. Dr. Omari's theory demonstrates poor:

"Criteria," "outcomes," and "consequences" are all words we might use to describe:

Lily is conducting a study about emotions at work. She uses smartphone apps to signal participants at predetermined times to answer questions. Lily is using the data collection approach known as:

Agatha has created a test of organization, and wants to know whether it relates to performance on the job. In this example, Agatha is MOST concerned with:

What is one drawback of using self-administered mail surveys in research?

Before starting an experiment, Dr. Cortez asks a participant to read a detailed description of a study and its risks and benefits, and sign a statement indicating he agrees to participate in the research. This procedure is known as:

Sofia has heard about a theory that suggests that when people are in a group they tend to put forth less effort than when they work alone. She decides to collect some data to see if they support this theory. Sofia is using:

The goal of science that involves the manipulation of antecedent conditions to affect behavior is called:

The goals of science include description, explanation, prediction, and _____.

A scientist who believes that the best way to understand behavior is to use data to test theories believes in :

One way to demonstrate the external validity of an experiment is to: