Methods In Psychology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following measures may be adopted for bringing a change in the behaviour and complete modification of the client's philosophy of life”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Experimenter effect is the correct answer to “Psychologists face an interesting problem not shared by physicists and chemists. Human subjects are very sensitive to hints from an experimenter about what is expected of them, is called . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements 1. Field experiments and quasi experiments are conducted in natural setting 2. Field experiments and quasi experiments study real life problems 3. Field experiments study imaginary problems Select the correct answer from the options given below:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Environmental variables is the correct answer to “Situational variables include”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Double blind technique is the correct answer to “A procedure used to control both the placebo effect and the experimenter effect in drug experiments is the . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

A and B is the correct answer to “The amount of study time, the sex of subjects, the temperature in the room, the time of the day, the amount of light, and so forth, are coming under . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Scattered diagram is the correct answer to “The simplest way of visualizing a correlation is to construct a . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Mean is the correct answer to “The . . . . . . . . is calculated by adding all the scores for each group and then dividing by the total number of scores.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Descriptive statistics is the correct answer to “Graphical statistics, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability, are . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Normal curve is the correct answer to “A bell-shaped curve having known mathematical properties and characterized by a large number of scores in the middle, tapering towards very few extremely high and low scores at either end, is called . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Ruch is the correct answer to “Who among the following psychologists gave the statement, "The most highly developed, formalized and accurate of all scientific methods is the experimental method"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Phenomenon) List-II (Explanation) A. Confounding 1. Utilises the qualities of observation and correlation and combine them with experimentation B. Quasi experiments 2. Combining of two variables so that the effect of one cannot be separated from that of the other C. Self-report measures 3. Written or spoken responses D. Field experiments 4. Are carried out in the natural setting of the people who are being studied”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Split-half reliability is the correct answer to “A high correlation between two halves of a test displaying the degree of internal consistency is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Statistical is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . technique is used to find the degree of correlation.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Case studies is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . are heavily used by clinical psychologists.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Empirical is the correct answer to “The scientific method relies on the data and facts available through our sensory experiences. It means scientific method is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Benefiecence is the correct answer to “Protecting the research participants from harm is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Two variables are related is the correct answer to “When a correlation exists, we can say that . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Cause and effect is the correct answer to “In an experiment psychologists control conditions to identify . . . . . . . . relationship.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Both deliberate and active change introduced by the experimenter in an event to see its effect on behaviour is the correct answer to “Manipulation of variables means”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Curvilinear relationship is the correct answer to “A relationship in correlation co-efficient that does not form a straight line when it is graphed is described as . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Correlation is the correct answer to “The method of assembling correspondences, without experimental control over them, is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Standard variance is the correct answer to “To obtain the . . . . . . . . , we find the deviation of each score from the mean and then square it. These squared deviations are then added and averaged.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

A and B is the correct answer to “Statistics can be classified as . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Deception is the correct answer to “Many a time the researcher provides false information to his subject about the purpose of research. It is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “In psychological studies variables are specified and measured with the help of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

The music improves learning group is the correct answer to “If the average test score of the experimental group is higher than that of the control group, it can be concluded that . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Concealing the observer is the correct answer to “The problem of effect of the observer is minimized by . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Ronald Fisher is the correct answer to “Who among the following was the first man to describe 'Null Hypothesis'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Projective tests is the correct answer to “Ambiguous stimuli is presented in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

B and C only is the correct answer to “Which of the following are advantages of "survey method"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

(1) and (2) are true, but (3) is false is the correct answer to “Carefully read the following statements and give an appropriate answer: (1) Stage mentalists and psychics often use deception in their acts (2) Blaming the lunar cycle for variations in the rate of violent crime is an example of mistaking correlations for causation (3) Psychiatric interpretations of a patient's broom-holding behaviour show the importance of using a control group in experiments”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Variables influencing dependent variables but not to the investigator's interest is the correct answer to “Control variables are referred to as the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following techniques is used in survey method”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Survey method is the correct answer to “Sometimes, psychologists would like to ask everyone in the world a few well chosen questions. The answer to questions reveal much about significant psychological events in the lives of large group of people. But since it is impractical to question everyone, psychologists use the . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

As it occurs naturally is the correct answer to “Systematic observation describe behaviour”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Diagnosis may be carried out through”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “In an experiment which of the following variable is needed to control”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following are disadvantages of "clinical method"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.

Hypothesis is the correct answer to “Which of the following is considered as a tentative and testable statement of the possible relationship between two or more events being investigated”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Methods In Psychology.