Research Methods Final Exam

Question 1 of 21

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What is a conceptual definition?

Select one of the following:

A way to define a construct so that it can eventually be tested
A way to measure a construct
A way to explain something

Explanation

Question 2 of 21

1

What is an operational definition?

Select one of the following:

A way to define a psychological construct so that it can eventually be measured
A way to define a psychological construct
A way to define the actual method, tool, or technique which indicates how the concept will be measured

Explanation

Question 3 of 21

1

What is a metric?

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 21

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Which of the following is an example of a nominal scale?

Select one or more of the following:

What is your gender?
How are you feeling today?
What is your hair color?
On a scale of 1-10, what is your satisfaction with your job?

Explanation

Question 5 of 21

1

Which of the following is an example of an ordinal scale?

Select one or more of the following:

Who did better on a test (rank order)?
What is your gender?
How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10?
What is the temperature?

Explanation

Question 6 of 21

1

Which of the following is an example of interval scale?

Select one or more of the following:

What is your gender?
How likely are you to buy a new car from 1-10?
What is the temperature?
How likely are you to buy a new car (Most likely, likely, not likely, etc)?

Explanation

Question 7 of 21

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Which of the following is an example of a ratio scale?

Select one or more of the following:

How likely are you to buy a new car on a scale from 1-10?
What is your weight?
What is your height?
What is your gender?

Explanation

Question 8 of 21

1

Validity is the degree of consistency across time and measures

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 21

1

What is reliability?

Select one of the following:

The degree to which responses are consistent over time
The degree to which we accurately measure the construct of interest
The degree to which we can measure the construct

Explanation

Question 10 of 21

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What is a population?

Select one of the following:

A complete set of individuals that we can generalize back to
A set of individuals we use to estimate characteristics
A set of characteristics we want to test

Explanation

Question 11 of 21

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Which of the following examples is a sample if we wish to study the underlying factors that cause patients to be admitted into hospital following an acute asthmatic attack in a given area

Select one or more of the following:

All patients in given area who were admitted into the hospital
All patients in given area who were admitted into the hospital for an acute asthmatic attack
100 patients in given area who were admitted into the hospital for an acute asthmatic attack

Explanation

Question 12 of 21

1

A sampling frame is a subset of the population and is a list of characteristics of people in a population from which a sample is taken

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 21

1

What is non-probability sampling?

Select one of the following:

A form of sampling that does not use random selection
A form of sampling that does use random selection
A form of sampling that is based on nothing

Explanation

Question 14 of 21

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You should use non-probability sampling when...

Select one of the following:

When the variability for a relationship is so small such that valid conclusions about a large group of people can be drawn
When you want to generalize back to a large population
When you have limitless resources

Explanation

Question 15 of 21

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Which of the following is an example of convenience sampling?

Select one of the following:

When you randomly pick a group of participants
When you take whomever is most available for research
When you ask a group of participants to recruit more participants
When you select a group of participants based on percentages of subgroups in the population

Explanation

Question 16 of 21

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Which of the following is an example of quota sampling?

Select one of the following:

There are 66% female and 34% male in a graduate psychology program. I want to study the effects of stress and gender in graduate school, so I select a sample that has 66% female and 34% male.
I pick everyone who walks through the door
I select a group of participants and ask them to recruit their other graduate friends
I randomly divide everyone in the sampling frame and assign them a number and randomly pick numbers

Explanation

Question 17 of 21

1

Probability sampling is a form of sampling that utilizes random selection and where everyone in the sampling frame has an equal chance of being in the sample

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 18 of 21

1

Simple random sampling is when everyone in the sampling frame is assigned a number and numbers are randomly chosen until the desired or required sample size is reached.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 19 of 21

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Which of the following is an example of systematic random sampling?

Select one of the following:

A researcher has a population of 100 individuals and needs 10 subjects. He randomly divides the sampling frame (100) by the required sample size (10) and uses that number (10) to pick people in the sampling frame. So, he picks every 10th individual
A researcher has a population of 100 individuals and needs 10 subjects. He assigns all individuals a number and randomly selects the numbers.
A researcher has a population of 100 individuals and needs 10 subjects. The researcher knows that everyone in the sampling frame has a different probability of being selected but still picks them.

Explanation

Question 20 of 21

1

Non-equivalent random sampling is when everyone in the sampling frame has an equal possibility of being selected.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 21 of 21

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What is clustering?

Select one of the following:

A form of probability sampling where you select the sample in stages so that each unit of sampling shares a characteristic
A form of probability sampling where you randomly select clusters of participants
A form of probability sampling where you divide groups of participants and randomly select

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Quiz on Research Methods Final Exam, created by Breanna Thomas on 17/11/2015.

Research Methods Final Exam

Question 1 of 21

What is a conceptual definition?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 21

What is an operational definition?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 21

What is a metric?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 21

Which of the following is an example of a nominal scale?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 21

Which of the following is an example of an ordinal scale?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 21

Which of the following is an example of interval scale?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 21

Which of the following is an example of a ratio scale?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 21

Validity is the degree of consistency across time and measures

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 21

What is reliability?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 21

What is a population?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 21

Which of the following examples is a sample if we wish to study the underlying factors that cause patients to be admitted into hospital following an acute asthmatic attack in a given area

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 21

A sampling frame is a subset of the population and is a list of characteristics of people in a population from which a sample is taken

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 21

What is non-probability sampling?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 21

You should use non-probability sampling when...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 21

Which of the following is an example of convenience sampling?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 21

Which of the following is an example of quota sampling?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 21

Probability sampling is a form of sampling that utilizes random selection and where everyone in the sampling frame has an equal chance of being in the sample

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 21

Simple random sampling is when everyone in the sampling frame is assigned a number and numbers are randomly chosen until the desired or required sample size is reached.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 21

Which of the following is an example of systematic random sampling?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 21

Non-equivalent random sampling is when everyone in the sampling frame has an equal possibility of being selected.