A. the case study
B. experimentation
C. random sampling
D. naturalistic observation
Related Mcqs:
- Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzees in the jungle are using research method known as ____________?
A. the survey
B. experimentation
C. naturalistic observation
D. the case study - In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research - 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 - Beatrice and Allen Gardner taught the chimpanzee Washoe to communicate by means of:
A. sign language
B. pictures
C. computers
D. Morse code - In wolfgang Kohler’s experiment, the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of:
A. trial and error
B. a fixation
C. artificial intelligence
D. insight - Beatrice and Allen Gardner taught the chimpanzee Washoe to communicate by means of:
A. sign language
B. pictures
C. computers
D. Morse code - In the context of Titchener’s research for the most elementary sensory experiences, introspection is a research method involving a detailed verbal report on ____________?
A. one’s own conscious sensory experience
B. how one’s own personality affects one’s conscious sensory experience
C. how one’s own behavior affects one’s conscious sensory experience
D. all of the above - A researcher sits besides a playground, carefully observing a small group of children. The method being utilized is ___________?
A. field study
B. case history
C. survey
D. life history - Carefully planned and objectively conducted experimentation probably is the most exact and refined method of:
A. Development
B. Classification
C. Research
D. Evaluation - Clinical psychologists tend to endorse behaviorism more strongly, and counseling psychologists tend to endorse which of the following?
A. Eclectic approach
B. Psychodynamic
C. Humanistic
D. Biological
