This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The person who leads a focus group discussion is called a ..... A) Recorder. B) Moderator. C) Influencer. D) Facilitator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderator. 2. Who is considered the father of Psychology? A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) Wilhelm Wundt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wilhelm Wundt. 3. How many days until Christmas? A) 27. B) 31. C) 39. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 32. 4. A mental image that summarizes a set of similar observations, feelings, or ideas is called a A) Hypothesis. B) Concept. C) Construct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concept. 5. Which method should a psychology researcher use if she is interested in testing whether a specific reward in a classroom situation causes students to behave better? A) Correlation. B) Experiment. C) Survey. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiment. 6. The dreams we remember come during which sleep stage? A) Stage 3 NREM. B) Stage 1 NREM. C) REM. D) Stage 2 NREM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) REM. 7. In a double-blind study: A) Only the experimenter knows who is in the control and experimental groups. B) Only the subject knows who is in the control and experimental groups. C) Neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups. D) Both the experimenter and the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups. 8. If a researcher uses deception in their study, they must A) Inform participants of this before participants agree to participate. B) Allow participants to withdraw at any stage. C) Debrief participants at the end if the study. D) Debrief participants at the beginning of the study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debrief participants at the end if the study. 9. If my target population is 40% girls and 60% boys, my ..... should also consist of 40% girls and 60% boys. A) Random sample. B) Stratified sample. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Longitudinal method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratified sample. 10. Which of the following is true of content analysis? A) Produces only quantitative data. B) Involves counting, categorising & interpreting words/images. C) May only be applied to reliable sources. D) All of the other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involves counting, categorising & interpreting words/images. 11. Reaction times will be quicker where participants drink tea compared with those who do not ..... the tea represents A) The independent variable. B) The extraneous variable. C) The dependent variable. D) The confounding variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The independent variable. 12. Which research method is fast and cheap, but has self-reporting problems? A) Archival research. B) Naturalistic observation. C) True experiment. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 13. This classification of drug distorts your perception and will cause a person to see & hear things that may not be there. A) Opiates. B) Stimulates. C) Hallucinogens. D) Psychoactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hallucinogens. 14. The survey method is different from case studies because: A) Many people are included in the sample. B) A representative sample is used. C) Self-reported attitudes and behaviors are ascertained. D) All of the answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are true. 15. Contemporary psychology is defined as the A) Science of mental phenomena. B) Science of conscious and unconscious activity. C) Science of behavior. D) Science of behavior and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science of behavior and mental processes. 16. Lets say you have been asked to conduct a research about the lived experiences of ten disabled children which design would you use? A) Closed-ended survey questions. B) Quantitative research design. C) Narrative design. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 17. What is the name of the conceptual framework in which the research is carried out? A) Research design. B) Research paradigm. C) Synopsis of Research. D) Research hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research design. 18. Which following statement about research design is problematic? A) There are fundamental differences between qualitative and quantitative methods. B) We can not use both of methods in a single study. C) Each of them has strengths and weaknesses. D) Both could be used in a single study to adequately address a research problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can not use both of methods in a single study. 19. The sample is gathered via the participants putting themselves forward. Found through adverts A) Quota. B) Volunteer sample. C) Random. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volunteer sample. 20. The independent variable in study is: A) Not of interest to the experimenter. B) The one that is changed by the experimenter. C) The one that is observed or measured. D) The one that is excluded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one that is changed by the experimenter. 21. The mini-research proposal consists of these components, except ..... A) Theoretical framework. B) Introduction. C) Abstract. D) Method. E) Cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstract. 22. Which of the following types of research attempts to clarify why and how there is a relationship between two aspects of a situation or phenomenon? A) Descriptive Research. B) Action Research. C) Diagnostic Research. D) Exploratory Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exploratory Research. 23. ..... are conducted in the participants natural environment and the researcher has no control over the IV, the IV occurred naturally. A) Case study. B) Lab exp. C) Field exp. D) Natural exp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural exp. 24. Contains other related information such as graphs, charts, tables, lists A) Thesis. B) Outline. C) Appendix. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendix. 25. Often used in the social sciences to collect, compare and interpret information, has a linguistic-semiotic basis and is used in techniques such as discourse analysis, interviews, surveys, records and participant observations. A) Applied research. B) Non-experimental research. C) Exploratory research. D) Qualitative research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualitative research. 26. In an experiment, researchers manipulate one or more ..... and then determine whether this manipulation had an effect on the ..... A) Dependent variables; independent variable. B) Independent variables; dependent variable. C) Personality characteristics; outcome. D) Correlations; association. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variables; dependent variable. 27. Choose the type of correlation the example is showing.Exam scores are lower as the number of days a student misses school increases. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) No Correlation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 28. In which of the following are both research methodologies best described as qualitative? A) Content analysis, observation using data recording sheet. B) Open-ended questionnaire, unstructured interview. C) Closed ended questionnaire, structured interview. D) Case study, statistical analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open-ended questionnaire, unstructured interview. 29. The literal storyline of a dream, according to Freud: A) Lucid content. B) Latent content. C) Manifest content. D) Dissociated content. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manifest content. 30. "A measure of occurrence or disease frequency often used to refer to the proportion of individuals in a population who have a disease or condition." The above statement refers to ..... A) Odd ratio. B) Prevalence. C) Risk. D) Relative ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevalence. ← 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 8Methods Of Research Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books