Practice Quiz

Chapter 6
Observing Behavior

Here are some questions for a practice quiz. The questions are multiple-choice and true-false. They may not resemble the questions that your instructor may ask on a test. That is, the questions on your class exams may be more difficult and may include essay and short answer questions.

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1. A researcher is granted permission to become involved with a college basketball team -- attending practices and team meetings, accompanying coaches on recruiting trips, regularly talking with players, etc. The researcher used naturalistic observation.   
True
False

2. A researcher devised a coding system to analyze the messages on an Internet bulletin board discussion of the controversy concerning Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who was rescued after a boat accident in the ocean between Cuba and the United States. This study used:
content analysis.
naturalistic observation.
systematic observation.

3. Reliability is not an issue in systematic observation.
True
False

4. A researcher videotaped people while viewing political debates. Raters viewed segments of the tapes and recorded whether the people were smiling. This study used:
systematic observation.
naturalistic observation.
content analysis.

5. A researcher tries to explain why a particular observation does not fit with a theory that is used to explain other observations. This is called:
inter-rater reliability.
negative case analysis.
internal validity.

6. A researcher uses interviews and many types of psychological and medical tests to study a woman who had surgery to remove a part of her brain. This is called a case study.
True
False

7. A researcher accessed information on the Internet from a series of surveys of women that was conducted during the 1970s and 1980s. The data were analyzed to examine changes in attitudes and behaviors over time. Which of the following methods was used?
systematic observation
case study
archival research

8. When two or more judges make ratings of observed behaviors, it is important to examine:
inter-rater reliability.
test-retest reliability.

9. A psychologist conducts a study that uses data collected from many cultures in the world. The researcher probably used:
Human Relations Area Files
PsycINFO

10. A  researcher studies memory by talking to groups of people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s about memory problems that they have experienced and worried about. This study has collected:
quantitative data.
qualitative data.

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