Choose the correct answer(s) for each question.

1. Quantitative data is?

   1.   ?    Expressed in numerical form
   2.   ?    Is concerned with how things are expressed
   3.   ?    Big data
   4.   ?    Small date
   5.   ?    None of the above

2. How is nominal data presented?

   1.   ?    In order
   2.   ?    In discrete categories
   3.   ?    Units of equal distance
   4.   ?    Data where there is a true zero
   5.   ?    By a man with a big stick

3. What is ordinal data?

   1.   ?    Ordinary data
   2.   ?    Well behaved data
   3.   ?    Ranked data
   4.   ?    Numbers
   5.   ?    All of the above

4. Advantages of a laboratory experiment ...

   1. Control of variables
   2. You get to wear a snazzy white coat
   3. Easily replicable
   4. You get to play with expensive equipment
   5. It's usually indoors
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5. A one tailed hypothesis predicts...

   1.   ?    The future
   2.   ?    The lottery result
   3.   ?    The frequency of the effect
   4.   ?    The direction of the effect
   5.   ?    That there will be no difference

6. The I.V. is...

   1.   ?    The variable manipulated in order to observe its effects
   2.   ?    The variable that is measured
   3.   ?    The free spirited variable
   4.   ?    The initials of a famous psychologist
   5.   ?    A confounding variable

7. Counterbalancing is used to...

   1.   ?    To improve the validity of the experiment
   2.   ?    To make sure the conditions are of equal size
   3.   ?    To ensure fair play
   4.   ?    To weigh participants
   5.   ?    Control order effects

8. Which method of sampling is least likely to produce bias?

   1.   ?    Opportunity Sampling
   2.   ?    Random Sampling
   3.   ?    Stratified Sampling
   4.   ?    Quasi-random sampling
   5.   ?    Quota Sampling

9. The advantages of a matched pairs design are...

   1. No order effects
   2. You might meet someone special
   3. The participant variables are partly controlled
   4. There are none
   5. The experiment is fun.
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10. What can pilot studies be used for?

    1.   ?    As a way of getting to know Pilots
    2.   ?    Any problems can be adjusted
    3.   ?    B,D and E
    4.   ?    To check standardised procedures
    5.   ?    To test your design

11. The Green Spoon effect is?

    1.   ?    The experimenter treats his participants to mushy peas
    2.   ?    The participants are 'spoon fed' the answers
    3.   ?    Participants are subtly reinforced by the experimenter's comments
    4.   ?    Participants are given the correct answers in coded form
    5.   ?    None of the above

12. Which of the following are measures of central tendency?

    1. Mean
    2. Median
    3. Mode
    4. Mood
    5. Standard Deviation
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13. Ecological Validity is...

    1.   ?    The extent to which findings can be generalised to other settings, in particular real life
    2.   ?    Good for the environment
    3.   ?    When the experiment is done outside of the laboratory
    4.   ?    The same as face validity
    5.   ?    Something which makes your results more reliable

14. What is a placebo?

    1.   ?    A rock band
    2.   ?    An experiment done before the main study
    3.   ?    An experiment involving lots of participants, who have been carefully chosen to avoid bias
    4.   ?    A treatment which appears to be have the same effect as the 'real thing' but that only 'works' psychologically.
    5.   ?    A part of the body that controls your response to stress

15. Which measure of dispersion is easiest to calculate?

    1.   ?    Standard deviation
    2.   ?    Mean
    3.   ?    Range
    4.   ?    Median
    5.   ?    Mode