Non-Experimental Methods
Psychology ⇒ Research Methods in Psychology
Non-Experimental Methods starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Define a case study in the context of psychological research.
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of naturalistic observation.
Describe one way to improve the reliability of survey data.
Describe one way to reduce observer bias in naturalistic observation.
A psychologist uses interviews and observation to study a single patient with a rare phobia. Which method is being used? (1) Survey (2) Case study (3) Correlational study (4) Experiment
A psychologist wants to study the relationship between stress and academic performance without manipulating any variables. Which method should they use? (1) Experiment (2) Correlational study (3) Case study (4) Survey
A researcher observes children playing in a park without interfering. This is an example of ______ observation.
A researcher observes classroom behavior to study student interactions without manipulating any variables. Which method is being used? (1) Experiment (2) Case study (3) Naturalistic observation (4) Survey
A psychologist uses interviews and observation to study a single patient with a rare phobia. Which method is being used? (1) Survey (2) Case study (3) Correlational study (4) Experiment
A psychologist wants to study the relationship between stress and academic performance without manipulating any variables. Which method should they use? (1) Experiment (2) Correlational study (3) Case study (4) Survey
A researcher observes classroom behavior to study student interactions without manipulating any variables. Which method is being used? (1) Experiment (2) Case study (3) Naturalistic observation (4) Survey
A researcher wants to know if there is a relationship between hours of sleep and test scores among students. Which method should they use? (1) Experiment (2) Correlational study (3) Case study (4) Naturalistic observation
A researcher observes children playing in a park without interfering. This is an example of ______ observation.
Fill in the blank: In a ______ study, researchers collect data at one point in time from participants of different ages.
Fill in the blank: In a ______ study, researchers observe the same group of people at multiple points in time.
Fill in the blank: In a survey, the group of people from whom data is collected is called the ______.
True or False: Correlational studies can determine the direction of causality between two variables.
True or False: In a longitudinal study, the same participants are studied over a period of time.
True or False: Non-experimental methods are always less valid than experimental methods.
True or False: Non-experimental methods can be used to generate hypotheses for future experimental research.
