Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts
1. Political polls taken before major elections
are examples of __________ research.
a.
correlational
b. experimental
c. case study
d. survey
2. Observing behavior as it happens in real-life
natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the
__________.
a. naturalistic
observation method
b. experimental
method
c. correlational
method
d. psychometric
approach
3. Observing behavior as it happens in real-life
natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the
__________.
a. naturalistic
observation method
b. experimental
method
c. correlational
method
d. psychometric
approach
4. A detailed, well-researched biography of a
famous historical person is technically an example of the __________ method of
research.
a.
psychometric
b. naturalistic
observation
c. case study
d. correlational
5. When you watch dogs play in the park or watch
how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of
__________.
a. case study research
b. survey
research
c. naturalistic
observation
d. psychometric
study
6. Research in which a carefully selected group
of people is asked a set of predetermined questions in interviews or through
questionnaires is known as __________.
a. correlational
research
b. case study
research
c. survey
research
d. experimental
research
7. A research
method in which the real-life behavior of a pre-selected person or a group is
studied at an in-depth level for some time through the use of observation,
interviews, and writings (such as letters) is the _____________ method of
research.
a. survey
b. psychometric
c. case study
d. naturalistic observation
8. A weakness
of ________ is that subjects participating in the research often report,
consciously and unconsciously, inaccurate information.
a. naturalistic observation
b. surveys
c. field experiments
d. laboratory experiments
9. As part of
an assignment, Bill’s class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on
prejudice. Which research method was
Bill’s professor using?
a. field experiment
b. survey
c. naturalistic observation
d. laboratory experiment
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