Research Methods

A. scientific observation
B. the scientific method
C. defining a scientific problem
D. hypothesis generation

A. the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship
B. similar to the correlational method that causality is determined
C. that the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences
D. that it is an informal way to investigate behavior

A. independent
B. extraneous
C. dependent
D. control

A. a strong negative relationship between the two variables
B. a strong positive relationship between the two variables
C. a perfect positive relationship between the two variables
D. no relationship between the two variables

A. He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
B. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
C. He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis
D. He has overlooked the placebo effect

A. a negative correlation
B. a zero correlation
C. a positive correlation
D. a perfect correlation

A. -0.98
B. 0.90
C. 0.00
D. 1.20

A. private funding can never be obtained
B. APA Ethical Review committees often do not approve of the research techniques.
C. there is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it
D. subjects are difficult to find for research projects

A. allows mathematical relationships to be established
B. provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared
C. balances the experiment to eliminate all extraneous variables
D. is not really necessary

A. clinical study
B. experiment
C. survey
D. correlational study