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1

Which of the following is NOT a quantitative approach to describing behavior?
A)the percentage of students enrolled in 4 or more courses
B)the number of drivers that are stopped by police officers each day
C)personal explanations for not wearing seat belts
D)the average age of children entering school
2

Dr. V should use ___________ to describe and understand how homeless people live.
A)a lab experiment
B)a field experiment
C)archival research
D)naturalistic observation
3

Which of these statements is TRUE about naturalistic observations?
A)The field researcher is immersed in the situation.
B)The field researcher keeps detailed field notes.
C)The goal is not to test hypotheses formed prior to the study.
D)All of the above.
4

Naturalistic observation requires ___________ and ___________ with no prior hypotheses.
A)accurate description; objective interpretations
B)accurate description; subjective interpretations
C)only concealed observations; detailed interpretations
D)several concealed observations; confirmed interpretations
5

Which of the following IS a limitation of naturalistic observations?
A)Field research is very difficult to do.
B)Field research can be very time consuming.
C)The process of data analysis is not simple.
D)All of the above.
6

A negative case analysis is __________.
A)an observation that does not fit the explanatory structure devised by the researcher.
B)unusual data turned up because the researcher is not familiar with the setting.
C)a situation where the data result in findings opposite those predicted.
D)any observation that cannot be analyzed.
7

When a researcher is interested in observing only a few specific behaviors, the observations are quantifiable, and usually a hypothesis was developed beforehand, it is called a __________ observation.
A)nonparticipant
B)systematic
C)specific
D)case study
8

A _________ is a type of case study in which a researcher applies psychological theory to explain the life of an individual.
A)psychobiography
B)casebiography
C)psychocaseography
D)histobiography
9

Case studies are valuable in informing us of conditions that are __________.
A)psychological
B)rare or unusual
C)simplistic
D)relatively unknown
10

Archival research involves using __________ compiled information to answer research questions.
A)quantitatively
B)previously
C)ambiguously
D)freely
11

Which of the following is NOT a type of archival research data?
A)oral statements
B)statistical records
C)survey archives
D)written records
12

Which of the following IS a major problem with the use of archival data?
A)The desired records may be difficult to obtain.
B)The accuracy of the information collected by someone else may not be accurate.
C)There is tremendous bias in written records.
D)Both a and b.
13

Books, magazine articles, movies, television programs, and newspapers are called ___________ records.
A)ethnographical
B)mass communication
C)general public
D)cultural communication
14

Personality variables __________.
A)cannot be directly observed.
B)are valid if measured through archival data.
C)are unreliable due to individual differences.
D)All the above.
15

The Mental Measurements Yearbook is a ___________.
A)book listing only the most valid personality tests.
B)critique of ways to measure personality variables.
C)source of information about personality tests that have been developed.
D)book of tests that measure personality disorders.





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