Who said that "the hypothesis should be stated in the logical form on the general implications"?
A. Webster
B. Russell
C. Putnam
D. None of these
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Expectancy bias is
A. when people strongly want to believe a treatment is successful
B. when some events are taken as meaningful by some not by other
C. expectation to find specific outcomes
D. None of the above
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Giving proper acknowledgement or credit for all contributions to research is known as
A. Responsible mentoring
B. Responsible publication
C. Respect for intellectual property
D. Integrity
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A hypothesis that specificies those values that are researcher believes to hold true are known as
A. Alternative hypothesis
B. Null hypothesis
C. Conceptual hypothesis
D. None of these
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According to whom hypothesis is "a testable statement, of a potential relationship between two variables"?
A. Webster
B. Mc Guigan
C. Darley
D. Latene
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Match the following:
List-I (Variables)
List-II (Property)
A. Independent variable
1. Physical characteristics of apparatus
B. Dependent variable
2. Variable manipulated by experimenter
C. Task variable
3. Variable recorded by experimenter
D. Extraneous variable
4. Variable controlled by the experiment
A. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
B. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
C. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
D. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
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A methods that clearly specify the probability or likelihood of inclusion of each element or individual in the sample.
A. Non-probability sampling
B. Probability sampling
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Which among the following are ethical principles of research?
A. Openness
B. Objectivity
C. Carefulness
D. All of these
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The distinction between observation with intervention and observation without intervention is similar to the distinction between
A. natural use traces and controlled use traces
B. physical traces and archival records
C. quantitative and qualitative data analysis
D. correlations and spurious relationships
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The matched groups design ensures that the groups in the experiment are equivalent
A. on all subject are variables
B. only on the matching task variable
C. on subject variable, but not on context variables
D. on context variables, but not on nuisance variables
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Hypothesis can be classified as
A. universal hypothesis
B. existential hypothesis
C. conceptual hypothesis
D. All of these
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The main difference between field studies and laboratory studies is that
A. field study is less expensive, while laboratory study is more expensive
B. field study is less explorative, while laboratory study is more explorative
C. field study has limited scope to control the variables, while laboratory study has adequate scope to regorously control the variables
D. field study can be conducted without sufficient professional experience, while laboratory study cannot be conducted without sufficient professional experience
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According to Blalock most sampling methods could be classified into categories.
A. non probability sampling methods
B. probability sampling methods
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Arrange the following in correct sequence related to research process.
1. Identifying the problem
2. Literature search
3. Collection of data
4. Formulating hypothesis
5. Formulating research design
6. Analysis data
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
B. 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6
C. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6
D. 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6
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Who said "Variables may be defined as those attributes of objects, events, things and beings, which can be measured"?
A. Kerlinger
B. D'Amato
C. Webster
D. Postman
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Which of the following is correct about Independent variables?
A. These are manipulated by the experimenter
B. It is observed and recorded by experimenter
C. It depends on behaviour of the participant
D. None of the above
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Which of the following points should be observed while selecting a research problem?
A. Controversial subject should not be studied by average researcher
B. Too narrow or too vague problem should be avoided
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which among the following is/are correct about Dependent Variables?
A. It is observed by the experimenter
B. A good dependent variable is reliable
C. It depends on the behaviour of the participant
D. All of the above
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According to whom, "A sample is a smaller representative of a large whole"?
A. Goode and Hatt
B. Blalock
C. Young
D. None of these
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Which of the following is typically not one of the types of risk that may be present in psychological research?
A. Economic
B. Psychological
C. Social
D. Physical
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