Any procedural variable which can cause a subset of the population to be non-representative of the population is a _____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In which type of research a representative sample of people asked to answer questions about their behaviors or opinions?

   A. experiment
   B. the survey
   C. the case study
   D. naturalistic observation

2. A common method for selecting representative samples is to select them.

   A. randomly from the larger population
   B. strictly from volunteers
   C. by threatening or coercing institutionalized populations
   D. from confidential lists of mall order firms

3. A representative sample is an essential element of the:

   A. survey method
   B. psychoanalytic method
   C. natural experiment or case study
   D. clinical method

4. The representative heuristic can lead to both:

   A. the arrangement problem and the framing effect
   B. the framing effect and the gambler’s fallacy
   C. the conjunction fallacy and the gambler’s fallacy
   D. the conjunction fallacy and the overconfidence effect

5. Educational products, as representative of the total effect of learning, differ among_____groups and between members of the same group:

   A. Cultural
   B. Licensed
   C. Successful
   D. Existing

6. The ability to exercise precise control over a variable is what distinguishes the _____________ method from other methods of scientific observation?

   A. randomized selection
   B. control group identification
   C. experimental
   D. hypothesis testing

7. An independent variable is _____________?

   A. the only variable of interest
   B. a variable that is independently verified
   C. a variable whose value depends on that of the dependent variable
   D. the variable that is manipulated by experimenter

8. People are likely to discount information that is inconsistent with their stereotyped beliefs. This can cause a:

   A. Fundamental attribution error
   B. Perpetuating stereotype
   C. Behavioral confirmation
   D. Self- serving bias

9. Current research suggests the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is:

   A. brain pathology
   B. a traumatic childhood
   C. inconsistent and ineffective parenting
   D. persistent delusional thoughts

10. Incompleteness of data of interpretation or unwarranted application of conclusions also may be a cause of research:

    A. Adequacy
    B. Inadequacy
    C. Application
    D. Disturbance