This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Research method in which one or more variables are consciously manipulated and the outcomes are effect that manipulati A) Applied research. B) Experimental research. C) Historical research. D) Fundamental research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental research. 2. Summarizes all sections and helps readers decide whether or not to read the entire report A) Results. B) Research. C) Abstract. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstract. 3. In a(n) ....., both the participants and the doctors do not know whether the participants are receiving a treatment or not. A) Cross-sectional method. B) Double-blind study. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Single-blind study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-blind study. 4. Positive or negative correlation? The longer the movie, the more popcorn people eat A) Positive correlation. B) Negative correlation. C) Null (no) correlation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive correlation. 5. Both statistical analysis and text analysis are being used in this type of research. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed Methods Research. 6. Which is NOT a step of the scientific method? A) Count items. B) Draw Conclusions. C) Problem. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Count items. 7. Demand characteristics are: A) Features of an experiment that cannot be controlled. B) Threats to external validity. C) Cues in a study which help a participant work out the research hypothesis. D) Problem behaviours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cues in a study which help a participant work out the research hypothesis. 8. Social researchers are often criticized for not adhering to ethical principles in research. Which of the following is NOT an ethical principle? A) Consent of the participant. B) Publication of the research findings. C) Right to research. D) Right to privacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to research. 9. Truthfulness and accuracy of data gathered using qualitative methods. A) Validity. B) Generalisability. C) Qualitative data. D) Representativeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Validity. 10. An individual suffered a major traumatic brain injury after getting in a bad accident at work. If a psychologist wants to know the effects of the trauma, what method would be best? A) Naturalistic observation. B) Survey. C) Experimental research. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Case study. 11. Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on: A) Rewards and punishments. B) Self-esteem and self-actualization. C) Biology and genetics. D) Internal conflict and unconscious desires. E) Sensation and perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal conflict and unconscious desires. 12. Occurs when there is a shift in the quality or pattern of your mental activity. Thoughts may become fuzzy, disorganized and you may feel less alert, or your thoughts may take bizarre turns, as they so often do in dreams. A) Narcolepsy. B) Altered State of Consciousness. C) Hypnosis. D) Waking Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altered State of Consciousness. 13. To research participant rates of women in the Australian workforce, which is the best method? A) Statistical Analysis. B) Participant Observation. C) Interview. D) Personal reflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical Analysis. 14. The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by A) James. B) Descartes. C) Freud. D) Wundt. E) Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James. 15. Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a "blank slate" ? A) Plato. B) John Locke. C) Immanuel Kant. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Locke. 16. I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I? A) Seligman. B) Wertheimer. C) Terman. D) Skinner. E) Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Maslow. 17. Which term/phrase is described as:a total number of people in a given area A) Simple random sampling. B) Sample. C) Sampling procedure. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 18. The purpose of an experiment is to: A) Test extraneous variables. B) Measure an independent variable. C) Demonstrate a cause and effect relationship. D) Change a dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demonstrate a cause and effect relationship. 19. Which combination of type of research and research characteristic best describes a focus group? A) Secondary research / provides generalisations of a social group. B) Secondary research / provides projections into the future. C) Primary research / an interview schedule is often used. D) Primary research / questionnaires are necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary research / an interview schedule is often used. 20. ..... are variables that can potentially distort the relationship between the IV and the DV. A) Dependent variables. B) Matching variables. C) Independent variables. D) Confounding variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confounding variables. 21. When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called A) Unbiased reporting. B) Survey. C) Random sample. D) Reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Random sample. 22. The advantage of this method of research is that the behavior observed of a participant in their natural environment which is more natural and varied than what would be observed in a laboratory. A) Correlational. B) Experiments. C) Survey. D) Case Study. E) Observational. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Observational. 23. The author of the statistical study was an observer at a police sobriety checkpoint at which every 5th driver was stopped and interviewed. Which sampling type is this? A) Random. B) Systematic. C) Convenience. D) Stratified. E) Cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic. 24. Research method is generally divided into ..... A) Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method. B) Survey, interview, and observation. C) Population, sample and sampling method. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method. 25. Which mixed research purpose seeks to "broaden the breadth and range of inquiry" by combining research methods? A) Development. B) Initiation. C) Expansion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expansion. 26. This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable). A) Survey. B) Experiments. C) Correlational. D) Observational. E) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiments. 27. Naturalistic Observation A) Variable in an experiment that represents the measurable response or behavior of the subjects in the experiment. B) The observation of human or animal behavior in its natural setting. C) A measure of the relationship between two variables. D) The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The observation of human or animal behavior in its natural setting. 28. Which scan would give us a view of the brain waves occurring during sleep? A) MRI. B) EEG. C) PET. D) CAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EEG. 29. Information gained using the 5 senses A) Qualitative. B) Observation. C) Quantitative. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 30. When sample size increases, which of the followings correct? A) The standard error remains unchanged. B) The standard error increases. C) The standard error declines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The standard error declines. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesMethods Of Research Quiz 1Methods Of Research Quiz 2Methods Of Research Quiz 3Methods Of Research Quiz 4Methods Of Research Quiz 5Methods Of Research Quiz 6Methods Of Research Quiz 7Methods Of Research Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books