Methods in Psychology MCQ Questions and Answers

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Psychologists try to extract and summarize useful information from the observation they make. To do so, they use . . . . . . . .

A) Statistics B) Arithmetic C) Trigonometry D) All of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Which of the following experiments are conducted in natural settings to study the real life problems?

A) Quasi experiments B) Field experiments C) Both A and B D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I	List-II
A. Interview method	1. Provides an opportunity for getting information directly from the subject
B. Case study method	2. Information is collected from the memory of the individual, family, friends about his past
C. Observational method	3. Studies behaviour under natural conditions
D. Experimental method	4. Most objective method of study in a behaviour

A) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 C) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-4 D) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

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Answer: Option A

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Which of the following factors is included in the observation of other's mental activity?

A) Perception of behaviour B) Conscious or sub-conscious inference C) Interpretation of the behaviour in term of own experience D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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Which of the following methods help you to understand fantasies, hopes, fears and anything that helps to understand a person's mind and behaviour?

A) Observation B) Case Study C) Survey D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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Which of the following advantages of "Experimental method"

A) Clear cause-and-effect relationship can be identified B) Powerful controlled observations can be staged C) No need to wait for natural event D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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According to whom, "A problem is a question proposed for solution"?

A) Kerlinger B) Mc Guigan C) Townsend D) Mc Cohen

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Answer: Option C

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Observation and recording of naturally occurring behaviour that is not manipulated experimentally, is called . . . . . . . .

A) Survey method B) Clinical method C) Case method D) Naturalistic observation

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Answer: Option D

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Which of the following statements about 'within subject design' is correct?

A) The same participants are assigned to the various levels of IV B) Different participants are assigned to the various levels of IV C) Half of the participants are same while the other halves are different D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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A . . . . . . . . is an in-depth focus on all aspects of a single subject.

A) Field studies B) Case studies C) Experimental studies D) None of these

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Answer: Option B

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