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Children are rarely mature enough to provide self-report information. |
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Scientific research is objective, systematic, and testable. |
| | A) | True |
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In the time sampling approach, the researcher checks off any of the behaviours listed on a sheet of paper that occur during a predetermined time period. |
| | A) | True |
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When a study has external validity, its results can be easily generalized outside the immediate context of the study. |
| | A) | True |
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A correlation coefficient is a numerical measure or index of how closely two factors are related to each other. |
| | A) | True |
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The dependent variable is the factor that researchers deliberately manipulate. |
| | A) | True |
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The technique of random assignment ensures that people in the control group and the experimental group differ from each other in a systematic fashion. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Ensuring that a study has ecological validity and accurately represents the real world is not typically difficult. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the field experiment, researchers deliberately bring about a change in a real-world setting and then measure the outcome in that setting. |
| | A) | True |
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The sequential method is a research method that combines features of both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal methods. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In a formal experiment, the control group is exposed to the treatment; that is, the independent variable. |
| | A) | True |
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A correlation coefficient of +2.0 indicates a high degree of association. |
| | A) | True |
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The sample is a group of individuals who are representative of a larger population. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The goal of correlational research is to describe how strongly two events are related or associated. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The goal of experimental research is to determine the cause of behaviour through carefully controlled experiments. |
| | A) | True |
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Longitudinal research involves studying the same individuals over a long period of time, usually several years or more. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In determining whether a research study is ethical in nature, a careful cost-benefit analysis is usually the guiding principle. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The code of ethics adopted by the American Psychological Association (APA) protects researchers from legal harassment from participants. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In a quasi-experiment, investigators do not assign the research participants randomly to experimental conditions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is permissible to make claims about group needs based on individual research. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education