AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Obtain large samples of abilities, beliefs or behaviors through written or interview questions.
A
case study
B
naturalistic observation
C
survey
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Self-reports are an efficient way to ascertain respondents’ beliefs, attitudes, and values. These are psychological characteristics that exist inside of people’s heads, which makes them impossible to observe directly, so asking people what they think, like, or value makes sense.

Detailed explanation-2: -Experimental Research: it is a research method that will allow researchers to determine the cause and effect relationship between variables.

Detailed explanation-3: -Survey research is defined as “the collection of information from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions” (Check & Schutt, 2012, p. 160). This type of research allows for a variety of methods to recruit participants, collect data, and utilize various methods of instrumentation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some examples of psychology surveys are anxiety surveys, Depression questionnaires, happiness surveys, personality surveys, quality of life survey, life attitudes survey, mental health surveys, couples surveys, and many more.

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