Exam 4: The Research Endeavor

A) a qualitative method of measuring the outcomes of a study.
B) a statistic used to represent the relation between variables.
C) a reference to the themes generated across descriptive research.
D) indicative of the number of participants randomly assigned to each group in a study.

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A) zero correlation.
B) positive correlation.
C) negative correlation.
D) cross-correlation.

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A) cross-sectional study.
B) experimental study.
C) longitudinal study.
D) case study.

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A) incidence
B) course
C) prevalence
D) duration

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A) The withholding of treatment or providing treatment known to be ineffective.
B) The testing of potentially dangerous medications on unaware people.
C) The intentional manipulation of subjects' opinions to sway research results.
D) Telling subjects that the experimental treatment will help them when there is no way of knowing in advance that it will.

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A) Case studies are not used in the study of rare problems, as people often have biased recollections of their experiences.
B) Case studies are the most apt method for capturing the uniqueness of an individual's perspective and experiences.
C) Case studies have high generalizability, that is, their findings can be applied to other individuals and groups.
D) Case studies have a high degree of objectivity on the part of the people telling their stories and on the part of the therapists and researchers listening to the stories.

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A) Researchers should offer substantial monetary incentives to participants so that they cannot refuse to participate.
B) Researchers should explain the deception to their participants after the research is completed in cases where deception is necessary to the experiment.
C) Researchers should report data gathered from individual participants rather than data aggregated across participants.
D) Researchers may impose some sort of a negative consequence on participants if they choose to withdraw their participation once the study has begun.

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A) create conditions that capture some of the key characteristics of real-world events.
B) alter conditions that will cause a psychological disorder to manifest.
C) control conditions so that the impact of stress is lessened.
D) reduce the exposure to control for third variable problems.

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A) simple control
B) wait list control
C) double-blind
D) placebo control

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A) results of a study can be generalized to real-life phenomena.
B) results of a study can be replicated.
C) independent variable is responsible for a change in the dependent variable.
D) study measures what it intends to measure

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A) have little or no interaction with the experimenters.
B) are fully aware that they are not receiving the real treatment.
C) receive the same treatment as the experimental group.
D) are unaware that the treatment is an inactive substance.

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A) the quantification of the dependent variable in an experiment.
B) the probability that the results of a research study occurred by chance.
C) the correlation coefficient that supports the hypothesis of a study.
D) the relationship between the independent and dependent variable in an experiment.

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A) each student was hand-picked.
B) the sample was not truly representative of the identified population.
C) each student had an equal chance of being selected.
D) all the students participated in the study to eliminate biased selection.

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A) double-blind
B) simple control
C) placebo control
D) wait list control

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A) the qualifications of the researcher.
B) the random assignment of participants.
C) the experimental conditions of the study.
D) the presence of demand characteristics.

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