Research Methods

A. double-blind
B. single-blind
C. self-fulfilling prophesy
D. representative sampling

A. he could do math
B. he could add. but he could not subtract
C. he was cued by the owner looking up or down
D. none of these could be determined by observation

A. the dependent group and the independent group
B. the extraneous group and the independent group
C. the before group and the after group
D. the control group and the experimental group

A. acts out the proper behavior for the subjects
B. deceives the subject as to the real purpose of the experiment
C. unknowingly hints to subjects what is expected of them
D. overtly tells the subjects how to respond

A. cognitive psychology
B. behaviorism
C. Gestalt psychology
D. astrology

A. ensuring that participation is involuntary
B. harming the subjects when necessary
C. minimizing confidentiality
D. providing results and interpretations to participants

A. All subjects get the experimental procedure
B. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo, which they receive is known only to the experimenter
C. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is not known to subjects or experimenter
D. All subjects get the control procedure

A. there was no control group for comparison
B. he has not calculated a correlation coefficient
C. of the effect of the observer on the observed
D. he does not specify his dosage of vitamin

A. the subject himself
B. a measure of the subject’s behavior
C. the variable that the experimenter chooses to manipulate
D. any unwanted variable that may adversely affect the subject’s performance

A. hypotheses
B. experiments
C. surveys
D. theories