Which of the following is considered as a tentative and testable statement of the possible relationship between two or more events being investigated?
A. Problem
B. Hypothesis
C. Variables
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . was the first psychologist who had constructed psychological tests for measuring intelligence and mental abilities.
A. Herman Ebbinghaus
B. Francis Galton
C. Watson
D. Wundt
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Collection of solid observation evidence, accurate description and measurement, precise definition, controlled observation, and repeatable results, is called . . . . . . . .
A. Observation
B. Experimentation
C. Theory formulation
D. Scientific method
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Which of the following types of experiments have been described by Mc Guigan?
A. Confirmatory
B. Crucial
C. Exploratory
D. All of the above
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Which of the following statements about 'cross-sectional studies' is correct?
A. Same group of individuals is studied over a period
B. Individuals of different chronological ages are compared at one point of time
C. Both A and B
D. All of the above
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Those conditions or factors to be excluded from possible influence on the outcome of a controlled experiment, are called . . . . . . . .
A. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable
C. Extraneous variable
D. Variable
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In stratified random sampling
A. Researchers use different groups
B. Two or more samples are represented according to some predetermined proportion as they exit in the population
C. Samples are taken from a large population
D. Sample size is determined by the ability to generalize
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A good . . . . . . . . accounts for existing data, predict new observations, and guide further research.
A. Definitions
B. Method
C. Theory
D. None of these
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Naturalistic observation only provides description of
A. Experience
B. Feeling
C. Behaviour
D. None of these
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One of the most powerful research tool in Psychology is . . . . . . . .
A. Observation
B. Case study
C. Introspection
D. Experiment
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When participants in experiments are required to be tested in several conditions
A. Organismic variables arise
B. Sequence effects from sequence related variables arise
C. Both organismic and sequential variables arise
D. Situational variables arise
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It is true that personal differences among subjects might influence the outcome of an experiment. These can be controlled by . . . . . . . .
A. Extraneous variable
B. Random sampling
C. Random assignment
D. All of the above
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In psychological experiment, psychologists . . . . . . . .
A. Directly vary a condition which might cause changes in behaviour
B. Create two or more groups of subjects
C. Record whether varying condition has any effect on behaviour
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of "Naturalistic observation"
A. Behaviour is observed in natural setting
B. Observed behaviour may be altered by the presence of the observer
C. Much information is obtained
D. Hypothesis and questions for additional
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The phenomenon of multiple personality would most likely be investigated by use of . . . . . . . .
A. A representative sample
B. Field experiments
C. The double-blind procedure
D. Case studies
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A . . . . . . . . finds the degree of correlation, or relationship, between two existing traits, behaviours or events.
A. Correlational study
B. Factor analysis
C. Analysis of variance
D. None of these
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Read carefully the statements and give an appropriate response.
(i) A hypothesis is any careful observation made in a controlled experiment
(ii) Correlation does not demonstrate causation.
A. Both the statements are true
B. Both the statements are false
C. (i) is true, but (ii) is false
D. (ii) is true, but (i) is false
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In their search for accurate information and useful theories, psychologists study behaviour in many ways. They observe behaviour as it unfolds in natural settings, this is known as . . . . . . . .
A. Correlational method
B. Experimental method
C. Clinical method
D. Naturalistic observation
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Which of the following is the procedure of sampling?
A. Random
B. Stratified random
C. Cluster
D. All of the above
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The variable that reflects changes in the independent variable, is known as . . . . . . . .
A. Dependent variable
B. Extraneous variable
C. Independent variable
D. None of these
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