AP Psychology Quiz 2A - Research Methods (15 Questions)

The following is a quiz with the historic foundations of psychology based questions.

Take this quiz as often as you would like. You goal for this exam should be 60% or higher.

1 Base your answer to question below on the following statements.

• Statement A - Determining local high school student's attitudes on establishing a curfew
• Statement B - Studying rare phenomenon such as selective mutism or dissociative identity disorder
• Statement C - Observing people's walking habits in a local park
• Statement D - Quantifying the time it takes a rat to complete a maze
• Statement E - Determining the average intelligence of a fourth grade class

Naturalistic observation would most likely be utilized in situation described by

	A
	B
	C
	D
	E

2 Base your answer to question below on the following statements.

• Statement A - Determining local high school student's attitudes on establishing a curfew
• Statement B - Studying rare phenomenon such as selective mutism or dissociative identity disorder
• Statement C - Observing people's walking habits in a local park
• Statement D - Quantifying the time it takes a rat to complete a maze
• Statement E - Determining the average intelligence of a fourth grade class

In which of the above situations would a psychologist most likely utilize the case study research method?

	A
	B
	C
	D
	E

3 Base your answer to question below on the following statements.

• Statement A - Determining local high school student's attitudes on establishing a curfew
• Statement B - Studying rare phenomenon such as selective mutism or dissociative identity disorder
• Statement C - Observing people's walking habits in a local park
• Statement D - Quantifying the time it takes a rat to complete a maze
• Statement E - Determining the average intelligence of a fourth grade class

In which of the above situations would a psychologist most likely utilize the survey research method?

	A
	B
	C
	D
	E

4 Drawing a random sample of students from a local high school for a study evaluating political attitudes ensures that

	both females and males will be equally represented
	voters and nonvoters will have an equal chance of being evaluated
	the evaluated political attitudes are universal to all high schools
	every student will have an equal chance of being evaluated
	there will be a large enough sample to draw an inference

5 Case studies are primarily utilized to

	ensure reliability
	ensure validity
	establish causation
	investigate rare phenomenon
	replicate previous experiments

6 If a psychologist wished to observe a person in their accustomed environment under no experimental manipulation, which of the following research methods should be utilized?

	Direct observation
	Habitual observation
	General observation
	Naturalistic observation
	Uncontrolled observation

7 A psychologist wishes to survey female high school students on their eating habits. To do so, he surveys 500 female high school students in various school districts on their eating habits.

Identify the sample based on the provided information.

	High school students
	500 female high school students
	Females
	Female high school students
	Female high school students with eating disorders

8 A psychologist wishes to survey female high school students on their eating habits. To do so, he surveys 500 female high school students in various school districts on their eating habits.

Identify the population based on the provided example

	High school students
	Female high school students without eating disorders
	Females
	Female high school students
	Female high school students with eating disorders

9 Which of the following is NOT a problem with survey methods of research?

	Wording of questions
	Under-representative sampling
	Volunteer bias
	Loaded questions
	Placebo effect

10 Which of the following does NOT follow the proper sequence of events to conduct a research study

	Gather data, interpret results, try to replicate the findings
	Gather data, draw conclusions, think of alternative explanations
	Form a hypothesis, design a method, gather data
	Generate a hypothesis, gather data, interpret the results
	Create a experiment, gather data, derive a hypothesis

11 A researcher wants to learn more about the development of language comprehension among children. She decides to study a group of two year olds, five year olds, and seven year olds at the same time point

The above study is using a

	cross sectional design
	cross cultural sample
	longitudinal design
	convenience sample
	case study design

12 Which of the following would be utilized to study the development of a specific group over their lifetime?

	Naturalistic observation
	Longitudinal study
	Quasi-experiment
	Trend study
	Ex post facto study

13 If a psychologist wished to compare present-day stress levels of teenagers and adults in their thirties living in New York, which of the following methods would be best to use?

	Case study
	Cross sectional study
	Longitudinal study
	Naturalistic observation
	Ethnography

14 Selective mutism is a relatively rare childhood disorder in which children refuse to speak outside of their comfortable environment, generally their home. Research on children with selective mutism is sparse, and generally done on an individual basis.

Which of the following research method is most likely utilized when studying children with selective mutism?

	Cross sectional research
	Individual research
	Case study
	Single study
	Naturalistic observation

15 A student wishes to examine society's attitude when the United States entered World War II, and how that attitude changed as the war went on. He examines Letters To The Editors and editorials in major newspapers during the time period.

Which of the following research methods is this student utilizing?

	Case study
	Cross sectional research
	Longitudinal study
	Archival research
	Chronological research

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