Psychology Research/ Statistics Questions

Psychology Research/ Statistics Questions

Psychology Research/ Statistics

Psychological statistics is application of formulas, theorems, numbers and laws to psychology. Statistical Methods for psychology include development and application statistical theory and methods for modeling psychological data. These methods include psychometrics, Factor analysis, Experimental Designs, Multivariate Behavioral Research. The article also discusses journals in the same field Wilcox, R. (2012).[1]

Psychological research refers to research that psychologists conduct for systematic study and for analysis of the experiences and behaviours of individuals or groups. Their research can have educational, occupational and clinical applications.

1.       The minimum or maximum value that one would expect the test statistic yto yield if the null hypothesis is true is an example of which of the following?

a.       critical value

b.      F value

c.        t-test score

d.      Sampling mean

2.       If Professor Columbo is interested in the general trend of research findings regarding infant visual attention and childhood intelligence, what technique would be most amenable to his inquiry?

a.       Analysis of Variance (ANova)

b.      B. Meta-Analysis

c.       Multiple Analysis of Variance (Manova)

d.      Factor analysis

3.       David asks the first 10 freshmen he sees on campus a series of questions. This is an example of a __________________ sampling technique

a.       Convenience

b.      Simple random

c.       Quota

d.      Proportional stratified

 

 

 

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