Which THREE of the following are criteria for good psychological research?
1. it should be public
2. it should subjective
3. it should be cumulative
4. it should be parsimonious

Related Mcqs:

1. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

2. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

3. Research ethics represent an important component of psychological research because:

   A. They provide a set of statistical
   B. They Provide a set of rules to protect participants
   C. They provide a set of hypotheses to be tested
   D. They provide a set standards for variable selection

4. In psychological research, the process of using multiple research methods to tackle the same issue is referred to as:

   A. Experimentation
   B. Revision
   C. Manipulation Check
   D. Triangulation

5. “Human beings respond to their subjective cognitions about their world rather than to the objective environment” is an argument for the effectiveness of ___________?

   A. Primal therapy
   B. Freudian therapy
   C. Cognitive therapy
   D. Rankian therapy

6. The subjective dimension of deviance refers to the_________?

   A. researcher’s discretion regarding the subject matter
   B. status of the behavior in the system of moral stratification
   C. general attitude of lawmakers
   D. None of these

7. Girls who mature_______and boys who mature________seem to experience more subjective distress and emotional difficulties with the transition to adolescence.

   A. early; early
   B. early; late
   C. late; early
   D. late; late

8. Casual______of one’s own behavior or of the actions of others is a common practice that tends to be subjective and inaccurate:

   A. Evaluation
   B. Formulation
   C. Utilization
   D. Observation

9. The report is a result of subjective filtering by the researcher based on his bias or by using an advocate and an adversary approach, leaving the reader to make a:

   A. Base
   B. Point
   C. Decision
   D. Result

10. What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
    1: Biological.
    2: Medical.
    3: Chemical.
    4: Psychological

    A. 1 & 2
    B. 2 & 3
    C. 2 & 4
    D. 1 & 4