Typically, a case study
A. has no comparison group.
B. is of little interest to personality theorists.
C. reports a large amount of numerical data.
D. allows researchers to draw strong conclusions about cause and effect.
Question 2Which of the following is correct about the case study method?
A. It should only be used when a large number of participants cannot be examined.
B. It has been used almost exclusively by psychologists from the psychoanalytic perspective.
C. It is used only to generate hypotheses and illustrate treatments.
D. Sometimes it is more appropriate than conducting an experiment.
Question 3A psychologist is working with a patient who suffers from a very rare disorder. Which type of research is the psychologist likely to use?
A. Laboratory research
B. Survey research
C. Case study
D. Replication
Question 4Which of the following is true about replication in experimental research?
A. We often use different experimental methods to reach different conclusions.
B. We deal with the problem of prediction versus hindsight by replicating the results of original research.
C. We often use participant populations different from those used in the original research.
D. We tend to explain effect after the data are in.
Question 5What is made difficult by the file drawer problem?
A. Determining if the prediction was made before or after seeing the results
B. Determining if the appropriate statistical tests were used
C. Determining the strength of an effect by how often it is replicated
D. Determining how valid the measures were
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