Research Methods in Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
1. Good research question must be.
A. Accurate
B. Illogical
C. Unclear
D. Vague
Answer: A. Accurate
2. A research design is.
A. Idea
B. Plan
C. Phenomena
D. None of them
Answer: B. Plan
3. Identify a study design.
A. Cross sectional
B. Before-after
C. Control experiment
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
4. In quantitative research, there are.
A. Three scales
B. Two scales
C. Four scales
D. Five scales
Answer: A. Three scales
5. Summated rating scale is also known as.
A. Likert
B. Thurstone
C. Guttmann
D. Equal appearing interval
Answer: A. Likert
6. Last step in calculating attitudinal score is.
A. Administer statement
B. Assemble statement
C. Construct questionnaire
D. Calculate score
Answer: C. Construct questionnaire
7. Identify a measurement scale.
A. Ordinal
B. Ratio
C. Interval
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of th
8. Thurstone scale calculates.
A. Weight
B. Attitudinal value
C. Schemas
D. Weight and attitudinal scale
Answer: D. Weight and attitudinal scale
9. Quantitative and qualitative research differs in.
A. Method
B. Procedure
C. Idea
D. Method and procedure
Answer: D. Method and procedure
10. ‘Less hard work would lead to failure’ is a statement called.
A. Concept
B. Hypothesis
C. Variable
D. Idea
Answer: B. Hypothesis
11. Researcher X rejects a hypothesis whereas it is true refers to.
A. Concept
B. Type I error
C. Variable
D. Design
Answer: B. Type I error
12. Researcher Y conclusion was wrong, it might be due to incorrect.
A. Data collection
B. Instrument
C. Sample
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
13. Researcher is not involved in.
A. Participant observation
B. Non participant observation
C. Interview
D. None of them
Answer: B. Non participant observation
14. Flexible interview is called.
A. Clear
B. Unstructured interview
C. Survey
D. None of them
Answer: B. Unstructured interview
15. Spontaneous response can’t be observed through.
A. Questionnaire
B. Cost
C. Identity
D. None of them
Answer: A. Questionnaire
16. In depth information can be collected through questions.
A. Open ended
B. Closed ended
C. Ambiguous
D. None of them
Answer: A. Open ended
17. Second phase of hypothesis testing is.
A. Gathering evidence
B. Construction
C. Analysis
D. None of them
Answer: A. Gathering evidence
18. Hypothesis must be tested through.
A. Analysis
B. Idea
C. Knowledge
D. None of them
Answer: A. Analysis
19. Type of hypothesis is.
A. Alternate
B. Research
C. Logical
D. Alternate and research
Answer: D. Alternate and research
20. Information gathered using first approach is.
A. Primary source
B. Secondary source
C. Mixed source
D. None of them
Answer: A. Primary source
21. Primary source is.
A. Observation
B. Interviewing
C. Questionnaire
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
22. Situation in which observation can be made.
A. Natural
B. Controlled
C. Critical
D. Natural and controlled
Answer: D. Natural and controlled
23. Identify characteristic of structured interview
A. Flexible
B. Open
C. Closed
D. Open
Answer: C. Closed
24. Most common approach to collect information is.
A. Mailed questionnaire
B. Collective administration
C. Online questionnaire
D. None of them
Answer: A. Mailed questionnaire
25. Questionnaire can be administered in a.
A. Public place
B. Health Centre
C. Shopping Centre
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
26. Questions can be explained in.
A. Interview
B. Survey
C. Observation
D. Questionnaire
Answer: A. Interview
27. Wider application is of.
A. Survey
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: B. Interview
28. Quality of data depends upon interaction in.
A. Survey
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: B. Interview
29. Interview can be used with.
A. Population
B. Children
C. Illiterate
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of
30. Quality of data in interview depends upon interviewer.
A. Experience
B. Skill
C. Commitment
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
31. Effective questions be asked in.
A. Simple language
B. Double barrel questions
C. Leading questions
D. None of them
Answer: A. Simple language
32. Unemployment is increasing, what do you think is a question called.
A. Double barrel
B. Leading
C. Simple
D. None of them
Answer: B. Leading
33. How many cigarettes do you smoke in a day is question called.
A. Double barrel
B. Presumed
C. Simple
D. All of them
Answer: B. Presumed
34. Smoking is bad, isn’t is a question called.
A. Leading
B. Presumed
C. Logical
D. All of them
Answer: A. Leading
35. Ambiguous question contain more than one.
A. Meaning
B. Variables
C. Hypothesis
D. None of them
Answer: A. Meaning
36. There is a greater investigator bias in question.
A. Open ended
B. Closed ended
C. Double barrel
D. None of them
Answer: B. Closed ended
37. How often and how much time you exercise is question called.
A. Double barrel
B. Ambiguous
C. Clear
D. None of them
Answer: A. Double barrel
38. Step 2 in constructing research instrument is to specify.
A. Objectives
B. Questions
C. Hypothesis
D. None of them
Answer: C. Hypothesis
39. Last step in construction of instrument is to formulate.
A. Questions
B. Objectives
C. Hypothesis
D. None of them
Answer: A. Questions
40. Oral histories involve.
A. Active listening
B. Passive listening
C. Culture
D. Active and passive listening
Answer: Active and passive listening
41. Narratives have context.
A. No predetermined
B. Predetermined
C. Ambiguous
D. None of them
Answer: B. Predetermined
42. In depth interviews are .
A. Simple
B. Complex
C. Vague
D. None of them
Answer: A. Simple
43. Difference between qualitative and quantitative research depends on.
A. Extraction
B. Analysis
C. Communication
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
44. Secondary source is.
A. Government publication
B. Newspapers
C. Television
D. All of them
Answer: All of them
45. Problem with secondary source data is.
A. Reliability
B. Complication
C. Restriction
D. None of them
Answer: A. Reliability
46. Secondary source data exhibits less.
A. Objectivity
B. Rigor
C. Clarity
D. Objectivity and rigor
Answer: D. Objectivity and rigor
47. Cover letter should brief.
A. Introduction
B. Instructions
C. Contact numbers
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
48. Every individual has chance of selection in random sampling is.
A. Equal
B. Not equal
C. Disproportionate
D. None of them
Answer: A. Equal
49. Every individual in non-random sampling has chance of selection as.
A. Not equal
B. Collective
C. Ratio
D. None of them
Answer: A. Not equal
50. Which of the following is a type of random sampling.
A. Cluster
B. Expert
C. Quota
D. Snowball
Answer: A. Cluster
51. Noise would decrease student performance is a.
A. Concept
B. Hypothesis
C. Idea
D. Research design
Answer: B. Hypothesis
52. Rejection of a null hypothesis when it is true called.
A. Hypothesis
B. Conclusion
C. Variable
D. Type I error
Answer: D. Type I error
53. Error in testing a hypothesis is due to wrong.
A. Study design
B. Analysis
C. Conclusion
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
54. Research and group being observed equally engaged in.
A. Non participant behavior
B. Participant behavior
C. Survey
D. Experiment
Answer: B. Participant behavior
55. Identify a method of data collection.
A. Observation
B. Interview
C. Questionnaire
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
56. Unstructured interview is.
A. Flexible
B. Rigid
C. Clear
D. None of them
Answer: A. Flexible
57. Disadvantage of questionnaire is.
A. Anonymity
B. Less expensive
C. No opportunity of spontaneous response
D. All of them
Answer: C. No opportunity of spontaneous response
58. Content of cover letter is.
A. General information
B. Thanks for participation
C. Relevance of study
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
59. Method of data collection in quantitative research is.
A. Observation
B. Unstructured interview
C. Secondary sources
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
60. Data can be collected through secondary sources.
A. Personal records
B. Mass media
C. Earlier research
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
61. Problem of secondary source.
A. Personal bias
B. Format
C. Validity
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
62. Method of drawing a random sample.
A. Fishbowl draw
B. Computer program
C. Random generated numbers
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
63. Non-random sampling is.
A. Expert
B. Stratified
C. Cluster
D. Sample random sampling
Answer: A. Expert
64. The sampling based upon convenience is.
A. Accidental
B. Snowball
C. Quota
D. Cluster
Answer: A. Accidental
65. Research activity revolves around.
A. Researcher
B. Participant
C. Funding agency
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
66. Keeping information of the participant anonymous is called.
A. Informed consent
B. Confidentiality
C. Bias
D. None of them
Answer: B. Confidentiality
67. Using someone else work as claiming yours is.
A. Plagiarism
B. Hypothesis
C. Variable
D. Research question
Answer: A. Plagiarism
68. Research question must be.
A. Valid
B. Objective
C. Accurate
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
69. Research design is used to assess.
A. Question
B. Decision
C. Idea
D. None of them
Answer: A. Question
70. A research design must include.
A. Study population
B. Sample
C. Instrument
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
71. In social research, attitudes of people is measured toward.
A. Conditions
B. Policies
C. Problems
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
72. Identify an attitudinal scale.
A. Likert
B. Thurstone
C. Guttman
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
73. The first step I calculating attitudinal score is.
A. Administer statements
B. Assemble statements
C. Construct questionnaire
D. None of them
Answer: B. Assemble statements
74. First step in constructing Thurstone scale is.
A. Construct statement
B. Construct questionnaire
C. Calculate median
D. None of them
Answer: A. Construct statement
75. Interval scale is implemented in.
A. Thurstone scale
B. Likert scale
C. Guttmann scale
D. None of them
Answer: A. Thurstone scale
76. The most difficult scale to construct is.
A. Thurstone scale
B. Guttmann scale
C. Likert scale
D. None of them
Answer: B. Guttmann scale
77. Hypothesis defines.
A. Relationship
B. Conclusion
C. Issues
D. Limitations
Answer: A. Relationship
78. Null hypothesis is denoted as.
A. Ho
B. H1
C. H2
D. H3
Answer: A. Ho
79. Researcher W ‘s hypothesis was faulty, this might be due to wrong.
A. Design
B. Sample
C. Objectives
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
80. Participant observation involves.
A. Researcher
B. Participant
C. Irrelevant person
D. Researcher and participant
Answer: D. Researcher and
81. Rigid interview is called.
A. Structured
B. Unstructured
C. Participant observation
D. None of them
Answer: A. Structured
82. Questionnaires are useful because of.
A. Limited application
B. Low cost
C. Low response
D. None of them
Answer: B. Low cost
83. Cover letter shows.
A. Objectives
B. Instructions
C. Procedure
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
84. Characteristic of a hypothesis is.
A. Tentative proposition
B. Validity
C. Relationship between variables
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of the
85. To test a hypothesis, first step is to.
A. Gather evidence
B. Construction
C. Analysis
D. None of them
Answer: A. Gather evidence
86. Phase II in the process of testing a hypothesis is.
A. Collect required data
B. Formulate hunch
C. Analyze data
D. None of them
Answer: A. Collect required data
87. No relationship between variables are presented through.
A. Null hypothesis
B. Alternate hypothesis
C. Experimental hypothesis
D. None of them
Answer: Null hypothesis
88. Information gathered using second approach is.
A. Primary source
B. Secondary source
C. Mixed source
D. None of them
Answer: B. Secondary source
89. Identify a secondary source.
A. Document
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: A. Document
90. Identify characteristic of unstructured interview.
A. Evolutionary
B. Pre-determined
C. Rigid
D. None of them
Answer: A. Evolutionary
91. Collective information is obtained through.
A. Students in classroom
B. People attending function
C. Audience of a program
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
92. Advancement in communication technology is implemented in.
A. Mailed questionnaire
B. Collective administration
C. Online questionnaire
D. None of them
Answer: C. Online questionnaire
93. Method of data collection most appropriate for complex situation is.
A. Interview
B. Survey
C. Observation
D. Questionnaire
Answer: A. Interview
94. Time consuming and expensive is.
A. Interview
B. Questionnaire
C. Survey
D. None of them
Answer: A. Interview
95. Information can be supplemented in.
A. Interview
B. Survey
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: A. Interview
96. Interaction due to quality of data is most important in.
A. Survey
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: B. Interview
97. Possibility of researcher bias is frequent in.
A. Interview
B. Survey
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: A. Interview
98. Sensitive questions can be asked in.
A. Survey
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. None of them
Answer: B. Interview
99. For quality interview, interviewer should have essential.
A. Skills
B. Qualification
C. Expertise
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
100. Diverse type of population can be easily contacted through.
A. Interview
B. Observation
C. Questionnaire
D. None of them
Answer: A. Intervie
101. Questions related to private life can be easily asked through.
A. Interview
B. Observation
C. Questionnaire
D. None of them
Answer: A. Interview