A. longitudinal study
B. cross-sectional study
C. field study
D. group construction
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - A between subjects design is less efficient than a within subjects design because ____________?
A. it has more subjects
B. it has less validity
C. it is less reliable
D. it must deal with difference among subjects
E. None of these - When subjects in an experiment are chosen so that each has an equal chance of being in either the experimental group of the control group, we say that the subjects have been assigned:
A. alternately
B. hypothetically
C. randomly
D. consecutively - The developmental are genetic method has been used extensively in the study of growth and development. It covers:
A. Educational Psychology
B. Curriculum making
C. Staff-checking
D. None of these - In Asch’s study of conformity, subjects:
A. were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simples
B. were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to stranger
C. indicated which of three lines matched a “standard line” in length
D. became the recipients of painful electric shocks delivered by an experimental accomplice - In the study by Kenrick and Gutierres (1980), exposing male subjects to a TV show dominated by extremely beautiful women:
A. had no effect on their ratings of the attractiveness of a prospective date
B. increased their ratings of the attractiveness of a prospective date
C. decreased their ratings of the attractiveness of a prospective date
D. increased their ratings of their own attractiveness - To investigate the effects of a particular study of method on student performance two different methods are tried, each with a different group of subjects. I fondly the experimenter know which method is under investigation, the procedure being used in described as:
A. double-blind
B. single-blind
C. self-fulfilling prophesy
D. representative sampling - When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:
A. cross-sectional study
B. life history study
C. longitudinal study
D. sequential study - Educational psychology, as an area of psychological study, is exerting a powerful influence upon the formulation of educational objectives, the construction of school curriculums, and the organization of______procedures:
A. Knowledge-selecting
B. Teaching-experience
C. Knowledge-development
D. Teaching-learning - The hierarchical organizational structure of Disneyland, with employees working at varying levels of status including food vendors, street cleaners, ride operators and supervisors, represents what type of organizational culture?
A. Integration
B. Pluralist
C. Fragmentation
D. Differentiation
E. None of the above
