Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts
1. Political polls taken before major elections are examples of __________ research.
a. correlational
b. experimental
c. case study
d. survey
2. Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the __________.
a. naturalistic observation method
b. experimental method
c. correlational method
d. psychometric approach
3. Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the __________.
a. naturalistic observation method
b. experimental method
c. correlational method
d. psychometric approach
4. A detailed, well-researched biography of a famous historical person is technically an example of the __________ method of research.
a. psychometric
b. naturalistic observation
c. case study
d. correlational
5. When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of __________.
a. case study research
b. survey research
c. naturalistic observation
d. psychometric study
6. Research in which a carefully selected group of people is asked a set of predetermined questions in interviews or through questionnaires is known as __________.
a. correlational research
b. case study research
c. survey research
d. experimental research
7. A research method in which the real-life behavior of a pre-selected person or a group is studied at an in-depth level for some time through the use of observation, interviews, and writings (such as letters) is the _____________ method of research.
a. survey
b. psychometric
c. case study
d. naturalistic observation
8. A weakness of ________ is that subjects participating in the research often report, consciously and unconsciously, inaccurate information.
a. naturalistic observation
b. surveys
c. field experiments
d. laboratory experiments
9. As part of an assignment, Bill’s class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on prejudice. Which research method was Bill’s professor using?
a. field experiment
b. survey
c. naturalistic observation
d. laboratory experiment