C. People may be too relaxed in a laboratory setting.
D. People who are willing to come to a laboratory might not be representative of the general population.
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98. Lilly is a researcher who wants to know how often high-school students are using their cell phones to cheat on tests. Lilly pretends to be a visiting student. She sits in on classes and observes students as they take tests. Lilly's method of research is known as
A. in situ research.
B. naturalistic observation.
C. covert research.
D. in vivo research.
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99. Which of the following statements about using surveys to collect data is TRUE?
A. People answer in ways that they see as socially desirable.
B. Surveys are very expensive and time consuming to do.
C. Surveys can only be done on a limited range of topics.
D. All of these choices are correct.
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100. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence test is an example of
A. a projective test.
B. Surveys are very expensive and time consuming to do.
C. a standardized test.
D. a subjective test.
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101. Which of the following statements about standardized tests is TRUE?
A. They assume that people will perform differently depending on the setting of the test.
B. They assume that a person's behavior is consistent and stable.
C. They do not allow a person's performance to be compared with the performance of other people.
D. They do not provide any information about differences among people.
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102. Measuring the levels of hormones in an adolescent's blood stream is an example of which type of measure of adolescent development?
A. psychological
B. experience sampling
C. physiological
D. concrete
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103. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses _____ to construct an image of the _____.
A. x-rays; brain
B. radio waves; brain
C. radioactive glucose; brain
D. electrical activity levels; heart
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104. Corey is participating in research. She is given an electronic pager, and a researcher "beeps" her several times a day to ask her what she is doing. The researcher is using which of the following methods?
A. random sampling
B. experimental design
C. experience sampling
D. correlational research
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105. A research method in which a single individual is examined in depth is called the
A. single-subject design.
B. case-study method.
C. observational design.
D. descriptive method.
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106. The three main types of research designs are descriptive, correlational, and
A. observational.
B. covert.
C. experimental.
D. overt.
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107. Dr. Tremble sends out surveys to faculty at 57 randomly selected colleges to assess their perceptions of faculty harassment. This is an example of _____ research.