PSYC 300 Week 8 Final Exam 2
Question 1 of 45 0.0/ 3.0 Points
To a historical researcher studying the lives of women pioneers in the late 1880s, letters written
by Deloris Adams of Philadelphia, describing the life of
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PSYC 300 Week 8 Final Exam 2
Question 1 of 45 0.0/ 3.0 Points
To a historical researcher studying the lives of women pioneers in the late 1880s, letters written
by Deloris Adams of Philadelphia, describing the life of her sister, Rebecca Adams, a pioneer
woman on the Nebraska plains, represent:
A.primary data.
B.secondary data.
Question 2 of 45 4.0/ 4.0 Points
In regard to bias in historical research, the researcher:
A.must be vigilant in regard to bias in secondary data, but it is not a problem with
primary data.
B.must be vigilant in regard to bias in primary data, but it is not a problem with
secondary data.
C.must be vigilant in regard to bias in both primary and secondary data.
D.can assume that the various biases will cancel each other out without special steps
being taken by the researcher.
Question 3 of 45 4.0/ 4.0 Points
Observational research, as a form of descriptive research,
A.focuses on rich narrative description of the phenomenon of interest.
B.involves counting or rating of behavior in as objective a manner as possible.
C.relies on open-ended techniques that can respond to the evolving situation.
D.allows the researcher to gather behavioral data in a relatively quick and easy
PSYC 300 Week 8 Final Exam 2
manner.
Question 4 of 45 4.0/ 4.0 Points
Correlational research allows the researcher to answer questions such as:
A.what is the relationship between Variable A and Variable B?
B.does change in Variable A cause change in Variable B?
C.is there a significant difference between scores on Variable A and scores on Variable
B?
D.does change in Variable B causes change in Variable A?
Question 5 of 45 4.0/ 4.0 Points
A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in people’s preference for action movies.
The researcher locates 50 people at each of the following ages: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50
years. She asks them to rate their preference for action movies in relation to other sorts of
movies. This is an example of a ______ design.
A.longitudinal
B.nested
C.cross-sectional
D.panel
Question 6 of 45 4.0/ 4.0 Points
Among survey methods, _____ generally generate the highest response rate, and ______
generally generate the lowest response rate.
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