Research Strategies Quiz Flashcards
(10 cards)
Which research strategy is least concerned with examining relationships between variables?
(descriptive)
correlational
experimental
quasi-experimental
As the values for one variable increase from one person to another, the values for a second variable tend to decrease. This is an example of a(n) ____ relationship.
positive
(negative)
curvilinear
inconsistent
Which question is best addressed with the experimental strategy?
What is the average number of text messages that a typical adolescent sends in a month?
Is there a relationship between the number of text messages that adolescents send each month and the number of pages of leisure reading done by adolescents?
(Does decreasing the number of text messages that can be sent by adolescents cause an increase in number of pages read for leisure?)
Do teenagers who text less get better grades?
Experiments allow researchers to ____.
eliminate experimenter bias
answer questions about the existence of a relationship between two variables
observe naturally occurring behavior
(answer cause-and-effect questions about the relationship between two variables)
Which research strategy attempts to address questions about cause-and-effect relationships but fails to produce an unambiguous answer because the study contains a flaw?
experimental
(quasi-experimental)
nonexperimental
correlational
A research study attempts to describe the relationship between self-esteem and birth order position by measuring self-esteem for each individual in a group of first-born boys, and then comparing the results with self-esteem scores for a group later-born boys. This study is an example of the ____ strategy.
(nonexperimental)
correlational
experimental
quasi-experimental
Which research strategies produce similar data structures that use similar statistical analyses?
descriptive and correlational
correlational and experimental
correlational and nonexperimental
(experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental)
A research ____ is a general approach that is intended to address a specific question.
procedure
design
(strategy)
protocol
The descriptive research strategy is the only strategy that is not concerned with relationships between variables.
(True)
False
Both correlational and nonexperimental studies intend to examine relationships between variables without trying to explain the relationships.
(True)
False
