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1

If you were to spend some time watching people in the checkout line of a local discount store to see how many read the tabloid newspapers displayed next to the register, you have chosen the __________ research method to answer your question.
A)experimental
B)naturalistic observation
C)survey
D)case study
2

A survey may present inaccurate results if:
A)it is given to a representative sample.
B)the survey includes loaded questions.
C)the questions deal with socially desirable non-threatening behaviors.
D)none of the above.
3

If you spend more time studying will you get better grades? If the results of our correlational study revealed a strong correlation between hours spent studying and grades, this would suggest that you should
A)study twice as hard if you wanted to raise your grade from C to A than if you wanted to raise it from C to B.
B)increase your study time in order to raise your grade, regardless of what it is.
C)spend more time partying and less time studying than you have been doing.
D)do none of the above because correlations cannot prove causation and while the amount of time studying may be related to your grade, one or more additional variables could be affecting your grades in addition to study time.
4

The only way psychologists can establish cause-and-effect relationships through research is by carrying out a(an)
A)observational study that records the actual behavior of real people in real life situations.
B)survey study that asks people to explain why they behave the way they do.
C)experiment that demonstrates the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
D)case study that focuses intensively on individual behavior.
5

An experimenter must manipulate at least one variable in order to observe the effects of the manipulation on another variable; the variable that the experimenter manipulates is known as the
A)independent variable.
B)dependent variable.
C)correlational variable.
D)uncontrolled variable.





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