Keywords are not important when searching for articles.
Question 1Keywords are not important when searching for articles.
True
False
Question 2To reach the Ashford University Library through the classroom, click on the _____.
Course Policies link
Help icon
Writing Center & Library link
Course Resources link
Question 3An advantage of using the subscription databases in the Ashford Library is that they contain academic resources not available free on the internet.
True
False
Question 4Peer-reviewed articles are required for academic assignments because they are written and reviewed by experts in the field.
True
False
Question 5To ensure that the articles you find are acceptable for academic assignments, check the _____ box in FindIt@AU.
Limit to Full Text
Limit to Scholarly / Peer Reviewed
Limit to eBooks
Apply equivalent subjects
Question 6When searching for an exact phrase in a database, use _____.
parentheses
quotation marks
all capital letters
italics
Question 7Dates should be entered into the search box in FindIt@AU.
True
False
Question 8Which of the following keywords would be most useful in searching for articles about treatments for anorexia nervosa?
“articles about treatments for anorexia nervosa”
anorexia nervosa
eating disorders
anorexia nervosa treatment
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 1 Quiz 2
Question 1Either using a cover story to provide false information to participants about the purpose of the study, or not providing complete information, is called _____.
deception
debriefing
fabrication
plagiarism
Question 2Which famous controversial study was planned to last for two weeks but had to end after 6 days because of harm to participants?
Stanford Prison Experiment
Milgram’s Obedience Study
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Little Albert Study
Question 3Making up fictional data or results and presenting them as being real is called _____.
plagiarism
deception.
fabrication
common rule
Question 4A psychology professor offers extra credit in a course if students volunteer to participate in his study. There is no opportunity for students who do not volunteer for this particular study to earn the extra credit. Is this ethical or unethical?
Ethical
Unethical
Question 5Data collected without any identifying information of participants is called _____.
deception
confidentiality
free consent
anonymous
Question 6_____ means that participants are not pressured to participate in or remain in a study.
informed consent
debriefing
confidentiality
free consent
Question 7Informing potential participants of all features of the study that would reasonably affect their decision to participate, and making sure they understand what they are agreeing to is called _____.
informed consent
debriefing
confidentiality
free consent
Question 8_____ is a set of federal laws that established institutional review boards and the baseline standard of ethics for all federally funded research.
The Belmont Report
The Common Rule
The Declaration of Helsinki
The Nuremburg Code
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 2 Quiz
Question 1A research question is a declarative statement which can be tested to determine the probability of it being true or false.
True
False
Question 2A researcher uses observation of children and their parents in a busy fast food restaurant to count the number of times certain behaviors occur within a one hour period. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 3Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a study to be a true experiment?
manipulation of an independent variable
random assignment of participants to groups or conditions
control of extraneous variables
purposive sampling to recruit participants
Question 4A researcher uses observation of children and their parents in a busy fast food restaurant to prepare a vivid description of the behaviors and interactions among people present. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 5A research approach that uses words or images as data instead of numbers is called _____.
descriptive
non-experimental
qualitative
quantitative
Question 6Hypothesis testing is done in quantitative research but not in qualitative research.
True
False
Question 7In quantitative research, the hypothesis to be tested must be specified before data collection begins.
True
False
Question 8An educational researcher wants to find out if the amount of homework assigned to middle school students affects the students’ level of academic self-efficacy. Several schools are selected and invited to participate. In each school, participating classes are randomly assigned to receive either three hours of homework on weeknights or less than one hour of homework each night for the duration of the study. Self-efficacy of the students in the two groups of classes is measured and compared. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 9A non-experimental research approach that examines relationships between variables is called _____.
correlational
descriptive
experimental
quasi-experimental
Question 10A research approach that can explain a cause and effect relationship between variables, and is characterized by manipulation of an independent variable, random assignment of participants to groups or conditions, and control of unwanted variables is called _____.
correlational
descriptive
experimental
quasi-experimental
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 3 Quiz
Question 1_____ is a method of recruiting participants by getting referrals from those who have already participated.
member check
purposive sampling
snowball sampling
trustworthiness
Question 2A research approach that describes and explores the meaning of a phenomenon based on the lived experience of several individuals is called _____.
ethnography
narrative research
phenomenology
grounded theory
Question 3Recognizing one’s own biases, preferences, and perspectives, and being aware of how those possible biases might impact the understanding and interpretation of the research data, is called _____.
member check
paradigm
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 4A procedure used to organize large amounts of data, by extracting segments and labeling them, then arranging them into categories is called _____.
coding
paradigm
purposive sampling
reflexivity
Question 5When the researcher becomes actively involved in the normal activities of the group being studied, it is called _____.
member check
participant observation
purposive sampling
reflexivity
Question 6The qualitative counterpart of validity and reliability in quantitative research, which includes credibility, transferability, and dependability, is known as _____.
member check
paradigm
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 7A research approach that aims to develop or discover a theory to explain social phenomena, processes, or behaviors is called _____.
ethnography
narrative research
phenomenology
grounded theory
Question 8Which of the following is NOT a qualitative research approach?
ethnography
narrative research
correlation
grounded theory
Question 9A procedure used by some qualitative researchers involving sending the findings to participants to get their feedback on the content and accuracy of the research report, is called _____.
coding
member check
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 10A researcher wants to understand the stages of the grieving process people go through when they have lost a loved one. Which is the most appropriate research design?
ethnography
grounded theory
narrative research
phenomenology
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 4 Quiz
Question 1Height in inches is a(n) _____ scale variable.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 2Jane is finalizing the design of her thesis project on the effects of exercise on depression in older adults. She has decided to use the score on the 10 item depression scale to specify whether her participants are depressed and the score from a 30 item fitness scale to assess fitness levels. Which stage of the research process has she just completed?
explanation
literature review
measurement
operationalization
Question 3A researcher is testing out a new personality assessment to determine a participant’s personality type. She shows that scores from her new measure are unrelated to measures of mood and cognitive ability. She has demonstrated that her new assessment has _____ validity.
concurrent
criterion
discriminant
face
Question 4The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is given to students seeking admission to law school. If those who score high on the LSAT ultimately have higher grades in law school, while those with lower scores have lower grades, the LSAT is said to have _____.
concurrent validity
face validity
predictive validity
test-retest reliability
Question 5Letter grades would be on a(n) _____ scale.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 6A graduate student at Large State University has begun data collection for a thesis project in which he is asking students about their use of social networking websites. His primary interest is in determining how often students use these sites, in what ways and if there are differences across majors. What type of research design is this student using?
correlational
descriptive
experimental
physiological
Question 7Weight in pounds is a(n) _____ scale variable.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 8A political party variable would be measured on a(n) _____ scale.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 9The _____ is the statistic representing the probability that our results are due to random chance.
alpha level
p-value
Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference
Student’s t-test
Question 10A(n) ______________ is a specific and falsifiable statement about the relationship between two or more variables.
correlation
hypothesis
observation
operational definition
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 5 Quiz
Question 1Which of the following must be included in a research proposal submitted to the IRB?
comprehensive literature review
demographics of the sample
ethical considerations
results or findings
Question 2The research design should be specified in the Methods section of the research proposal.
True
False
Question 3Suggestions for future research are given in a research report but not a research proposal.
True
False
Question 4A comprehensive literature review is required for an experimental research proposal.
True
False
Question 5Research involving human subjects must be approved by an IRB or equivalent ethics committee prior to recruiting participants.
True
False
Question 6A brief literature review is included in a research proposal to demonstrate why the new research is needed.
True
False
Question 7A research proposal is a critique of a previously published study.
True
False
Question 8The research question and methods do not have to be finalized before presenting the proposal to the IRB for approval.
True
False
Question 9A description of the demographics of the sample is included in the research proposal.
True
False
Question 10In which sub-section of the Methods section of the research proposal does the sampling strategy belong?
Design
Participants
Procedure/Measures
Data Analysis
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