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Experimental Psych quizzes 1-3 answers

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The best way to assess a qualitative research study's credibility would be_____________
have the participant read a draft of your report.
How do qualitative researchers attempt to understand behavior?
they develop a complete narrative description of behavior.
Marianne wishes to determine if her qualitative research project would produce the same results if it was conducted in a different context. Marianne is most concerned about____________________
Dependability
Dr. Jones spends two years immersed in the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria in order to better understand cross-cultural differences in child-rearing. Dr. Jones is engaged in what kind of research?
Ethnographic inquiry
One strength of the case study method is that_____
the research often leads to ideas for future research
Dr. martin, a qualitative researcher, had one of his colleagues carefully read a draft of his research report to point out any inconsistencies or contradictions. Dr. martin is examining the_______ of his research
confirmability
Qualitative research is classified as _______ research
non-experimental
Rick does a study on newspaper headlines after the last presidential election. Rick is most likely using which qualitative research approach?
Artifact analysis
James is conducting interviews with students who have dropped out of school. he asks each student the same set of questions in an effort to determine what factors are important in terms of why students drop out. James is doing a(n)________
Structured interview
what is the ultimate goal of grounded theory research?
develop new theories
the experimenter's predicted outcome of a research project is the___________
research hypothesis
which of the following components of the research process should be conducted first?
Literature review
A literature review refers to______
consulting previous research on a topic
A formal statement of the relation among the variables or factors of interest in a particular research area is an__________
theory
According to the textbook, psychologists utilize many different research designs to answer the diverse questions that they pose. Which of the following is NOT one of the research designs used by psychologist?
All of the above are used by psychologists.
which of the following steps in the research process occurs AFTER the data are collected?
make decisions in terms of past research and theory
the first step in the research process is to__________
Find a problem or question to examine.
A theory is designed to_________
Both (a) and (b)
which of the following steps in the research process will often result in doing statistics?
Analysis of research findings
the general plan for selecting participants, assigning participants to experimental conditions, controlling extraneous variables, and gathering data is known as the______
research design
which of the following ways are recommended in your text for obtaining relevant publications?
All of the above
Suppose you wish to summarize information from a published journal article. you do so by essentially keeping the same sentence structure and terminology of the original article, but you change a few words here and there and omit some phrases. According to your textbook, this is_______
considered plagiarism
Sources for research ideas that are thoroughly examined and carefully thought out are known as______
systematic sources
what is the Nuremburg code?
An ethics code that resulted from the trials of Nazi doctors.
what is an IRB
A committee responsible for determining whether a proposed research project conforms to ethical standards
The Milgram obedience experiments had ethical problem because_________
the participants were under extreme emotional distress
which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations given in the textbook regarding debriefing sessions?
The researcher should send and explanation of the result at a later date rather than conducting the session right after the experiment
which ethical guidelines does deception violates?
Informed consent
when a researcher either deliberately alters or creates research data, he or she has engaged in _________
Fabricating data
Good research ideas__________
both (a) and (b)
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