The group of people who participate in the study is to _____ as all of the people about whom a study is meant to generalize are to _____.
a. sample; population
b. population; sample
c. positive correlation; negative correlation
d. negative correlation; positive correlation
A method that assesses the degree of relationship between two variables is the _____ method.
a. survey
b. observational
c. case study
d. correlational
Questioning individuals on a topic or topics and then describing their responses is to the _____ method as an in-depth study of one or more individuals is to the _____ method.
a. case study; survey
b. survey; case study
c. case study; observational
d. observational; case study
An in-depth study of one or more individuals is _____.
a. laboratory observation
b. naturalistic observation
c. a survey
d. a case study
Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.
a. case study method
b. laboratory observational
c. naturalistic observational
d. correlational
As a researcher, Ray is simply interested in finding answers to the questions he poses. Ray is most interested in _____ research.
a. naturalistic
b. laboratory
c. applied
d. basic
When Stella finishes graduate school, she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others. Stella is most interested in _____ research.
a. basic
b. applied
c. naturalistic
d. laboratory
Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _____ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _____ research.
a. basic; applied
b. applied; basic
c. naturalistic; laboratory
d. laboratory; naturalistic
Identifying the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs involves using:
a. prediction
b. description
c. explanation
d. falsifiability
When we identify factors that indicate when an event or events will occur, we have used:
a. prediction
b. description
c. explanation
d. falsifiability