A is a participant in a study but is also part of the research team.
a. deceiver
b. confederate
c. coercer
d. confidant
Naturalistic observations are used by which type of psychologists to frequently study children?
a. behavioral
b. gestalt
c. developmental
d. evolutionary
The hypothesis is derived from the first step.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Bob is conducting research to investigate the effects of attitude on peer groups. Specifically, Bob is having participants come to a study on web usage.
When participants arrive for the study, they are put into a room with 5 other undergraduate students. One of the undergraduate students is a research assistant for Bob (unknown to the other students) and begins to display a negative attitude about research. After 10 minutes of the research assistant complaining, Bob then asks each subject to fill-out a survey on attitudes toward research. Bob is using which type of deception?
a. active
b. passive
c. coercive
d. informed
In the summer of 1960, Jane Goodall went to East Africa to live among the chimpanzee population. What type of research was Goodall conducting?
a. naturalistic observation
b. archival research
c. case study
d. survey research
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