Research Methods Quiz

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Which method seeks to describe phenomena rather than manipulate variables?

Ethical guidelines

Descriptive methods (correct)

Experimental methods

Correlational methods

What are the five steps involved in designing a scientific experiment?

Framing a hypothesis, operationalising variables, selecting participants, analysing and describing the data, drawing conclusions

Framing a hypothesis, operationalising variables, selecting and assigning participants, analysing and describing the data, drawing conclusions

Framing a hypothesis, operationalising variables, assigning participants, applying statistical techniques to data, drawing conclusions

Framing a hypothesis, operationalising variables, selecting and assigning participants, applying statistical techniques to data, drawing conclusions (correct)

Which of the following is an ethical guideline for the conduct of psychological research?

Standardised procedures

A theoretical framework

Informed consent (correct)

Voluntary participation

What is a theory?

A systematic way of organising and explaining observations Signup and view all the answers

Which method aims to determine the degree of relationship between two or more variables?

Correlational methods Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of psychology?

The systematic study of mental processes and behaviours Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is important in good psychological research?

Standardised procedures Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of operationalising variables in scientific experiments?

To convert abstract concepts into a testable form Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an ethical guideline for the conduct of psychological research?

Participant welfare Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of statistical techniques in scientific experiments?

To analyze and describe the data Signup and view all the answers

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Which method seeks to describe phenomena rather than manipulate variables?

What are the five steps involved in designing a scientific experiment?

Which of the following is an ethical guideline for the conduct of psychological research?

What is a theory?

Which method aims to determine the degree of relationship between two or more variables?

What is the main focus of psychology?

Which characteristic is important in good psychological research?

What is the purpose of operationalising variables in scientific experiments?

Which of the following is an ethical guideline for the conduct of psychological research?

What is the role of statistical techniques in scientific experiments?

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