Research Chapters 4 and 5 Quizzes

In which part of the method section should you expect to find information about when the participants were tested?

Procedures

Competent researchers should be able to reproduce a study after reading the methods section.

True

Which of the following is information that should be found in the section on design and analysis of the data?

An ANOVA was used to compare the three groups.

In describing participants in the method section of a research report, which of the following should be included?

Both the number of participants, and pertinent descriptive characteristics of participants

In evaluating the method section of a research report, which is a very important question to keep in mind?

Did the author provide enough information that the study could be repeated?

Which one of the following statements about dual publication is not true?

Dual publication is permissible if the two journals are in different languages (e.g., published in different countries).

Which of the following statements would appear in the procedures part of the method section of a research report?

Participants in the experimental group exercised three days per week for 30 minutes per day for 10 weeks.

The part of the method section of the research paper that describes the activities of each treatment group is titled

Procedures

Some research requires animal testing, however, animals must be well-cared for and generally treated in a humane fashion.

True

An important principle set forth by the American Psychological Association is the right of informed consent, which states that the researcher is obligated to

explain the major features of the study to the participants before the beginning of the study so that they have the opportunity to decline to take part

In the description of pertinent characteristics of the participants, which of the following would be least pertinent in a study that surveyed the favorite books of children?

height of the children

The term that denotes using ideas, writings, or drawings of others as your own is

plagiarism

According to the American Psychological Association, when a graduate student submits his or her thesis or dissertation for publication jointly with the major professor, the first author should be

the student

In the instruments part of the method section, the author should include a description of the

test characteristics of validity and reliability

Federal law does not require researchers to protect participant well-being.

False

The determining factor in the order of authorship of a research publication is that the first author is the person who

develops the idea and plans the research

It is desirable to carry out a pilot study prior to the actual research study because

it permits a thorough check of the planned data collection and analysis procedures

A methodology common in qualitative research in which data are gathered in natural settings.

fieldwork

For confidentiality, the researcher should

make certain no unauthorized individuals have access to the research data inform the participants about the people who will have access to the data remove names from data-collection instruments and replace them with a code *All the above*

After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher

should include a description of this compliance in the method section of the thesis or dissertation.