Psychology: Confounding Variables and Research Validity
10 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the primary goal of deductive reasoning in the scientific method?

  • To compare observations with predictions
  • To form a tentative answer or explanation
  • To generate a testable prediction from a hypothesis
  • To evaluate the prediction by making systematic planned observations (correct)
  • Which type of reliability refers to the consistency between measures delivered at different times?

  • Simultaneous measurement
  • Successive measurement (correct)
  • Inter-rater reliability
  • International consistency
  • What is the term for the process of selecting participants for a study?

  • Data collection
  • Sampling (correct)
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Experimental design
  • Which of the following is a key principle of the scientific method?

    <p>Empiricism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the consistency between different parts of a measure?

    <p>International consistency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between reliability and validity?

    <p>Reliability refers to consistency, while validity refers to accuracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the stability or consistency of a measurement?

    <p>Reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the type of error that occurs due to external factors?

    <p>Environmental factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of evaluating a hypothesis by making systematic and planned observations?

    <p>Deductive reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the consistency between the use of the same measure at the same time by different people?

    <p>Simultaneous measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Research Methods in Psychology
    90 questions

    Research Methods in Psychology

    BenevolentDramaticIrony avatar
    BenevolentDramaticIrony
    Psychology Research Methods
    7 questions
    Psychology Research Methods Quiz
    39 questions
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser