A. the same people are retested over a period of years
B. different age groups are tested at the same time
C. different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time
D. the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers
Related Mcqs:
- In _________ method of study in psychology, passive study and analysis of human behaviour is usually done.
A. Introspection Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Observational Method
D. Genetic Method - A systematic study of facts according to a reliable and correct method of study is called a __________?
A. Scientific Study
B. Biological Study
C. Methodology
D. Social Technique - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - You have just conducted a research study, if the responses of the participants significantly differ from what would be expected if there was no relationship among the variables in your study, then it would be appropriate for your to:
A. Use a different method to replicated use results
B. Obtain a larger sample to replicate results
C. Perform manipulation checks
D. Reject the null hypothesis
E. All of the above - Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
A. Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B. Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D. None of the above - Which dimension of personality can predict individual preferences for study areas, number of study breaks and performance on long vigilance tasks?
A. External-internal
B. Experimenting-conservative
C. Neuroticism-stability
D. Extraversion-introversion - Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?
A. Correlational study
B. cross sectional study
C. Gesell’s dome
D. longitudinal study - Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:
A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure - A study of gastric ulceration in response to stress produced by shock found that the most ulceration was shown by rates who ____________?
A. Only heard a tone but received no shock
B. Received varying levels of shock
C. Could predict the onset of shock
D. Could not predict the onset of shock - The method of study compares children at various ages simultaneously. It is the ____________ method?
A. longitudinal
B. clinical
C. naturalistic
D. cross-sectional
