NAME: ________________________
← 2: Research Methods Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- Hindsight bias
- Base rate
- External validity
- Naturalistic observation
- Random assignment
- a Watching behavior in real-world settings.
- b The extent to which we can gerneralize findings to real-world settings.
- c How common a characterisic or behavior is.
- d The tendency to overestimate how well we could have successfully forecasted known outcomes.
- e Characterized by randomly sorting participants into two groups.
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- The consistency of a measurement.
- The group of participants that doesn't receive the manipulation.
- A heuristic that includes estimating the likelihood of an occurance based on the case with which it comes to our minds.
- When neither researchers nor participants are aware of who's in the experimental or control group.
- Any difference between the experimental and control groups other than the independent variable.
5 True/False Questions
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Independent variable → The treatment or intervention that the experimenter "manipulates" or varies.
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Case study → A research design that examines one person or a small number of people in depth, often over an extended time period.
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Range → The difference between the highest and lowest scores; a measure of dispersion.
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Mode → The average; a measure of central tendency.
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Internal validity → The extent to which we can gerneralize findings to real-world settings.
Regenerate Test