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1
Physical traces are the remnants, fragments, and products of
A)past behavior.
B)present behavior.
2
Documents that describe the activities of individuals, institutions, governments, and other groups are called
A)physical traces.
B)archival records.
3
Experimenters testing student participants from introductory psychology courses do not always record instances when the student is a "no show." This is an example of
A)selective deposit.
B)selective survival.
4
Researchers examining family photo albums to identify patterns of family relationships note that photos are missing in some albums, leaving gaps in the pages. This is an example of
A)selective deposit.
B)selective survival.
5
A research article that reports the results of a laboratory experiment with manipulated variables as well as those of an investigation based on the analysis of physical-use traces is an example of an approach to research best characterized as
A)multihypothesis.
B)multimethod.
6
Content analysis of archival data involves three major steps: (1) identification of a relevant source, (2) sampling, and (3)
A)tallying the findings.
B)coding.
7
Examining students' textbooks for the amount of underlining or highlighting as a measure of textbook use represents a
A)natural-use trace.
B)controlled-use trace.
8
An examination of portion sizes across countries to account for different rates of obesity involves the study of
A)use traces.
B)products.
9
When archival records are examined before and after a significant societal event, the researcher may try to understand the effect of this
A)natural treatment.
B)spurious relationship.
10
The many records of sports teams can be referred to as
A)qualitative records.
B)running records.





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