Practice Exam Answer Key GRADING KEY This examination has the following six parts: Part A: Multiple-choice questions (30 marks) Part B: Nonexperimental briefs (10 marks) Part C: Computing a correlation coefficient (10 marks) Part D: Key concepts in Research Methods (15 marks) Part E: Experimental briefs (10 marks) Part F: Design an experimental study (25 marks) Published by TRU Open Learning under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, allowing you the freedom to reuse provided proper attribution is maintained and the requirement to distribute any modifications under the same, similar, or compatible terms.
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology 1 Part A: Multiple-choice questions (30 marks) This part includes 30 questions, each of which is worth 1 mark. 1. An example of an operational definition for anxiety is a: a. score on an anxiety questionnaire b. person's description of anxiety c. how tense or nervous a person is presently feeling d. punctuality 2. The most accurate research method of determining whether caffeine supplements improve memory performance is a. case study b. correlational study c. experimental study d. naturalistic observation 3. An elasticized measuring tape is used to measure a child's waist. In the first measurement, the tape is stretched tightly. In the second measurement, the tape is held loosely. This is a good example of: a. poor test-retest reliability b. good test-retest reliability c. good alternate forms reliability d. poor alternate forms reliability 4. Researchers find a correlation of +1.20 between coffee consumption and mental alertness. This indicates that: a. drinking more coffee is associated with mental alertness b. drinking less coffee is associated with mental alertness c. there is a flaw in the computation of the correlation coefficient d. drinking coffee increases mental alertness Published by TRU Open Learning under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, allowing you the freedom to reuse provided proper attribution is maintained and the requirement to distribute any modifications under the same, similar, or compatible terms