Study guide with practice exams for Introduction to Methodology and Statistics at Leiden University

Multiple choice questions

Question 1

A study looks at the relationship between gender, age and social resilience. Which of these variable(s) can only play a role in psychological research as an independent variable?

1. Sex.
2. Age.
3. Sex and age.
4. All three variables can act as both dependent and independent variables.

Question 2

Given are the 110-meter times of a sprinter from the last four races: 10.9, 11.2, 11.0 and 11.3. What is the standard deviation of these results?

1. 0.10.
2. 0.158.
3. 0.183.
4. 0.316.

Question 3

A business psychologist has checked for 200 managers what their blood pressure (X) is and how much

What are the important elements for research in the behavioural sciences? - ExamTests 1

MC-questions with chapter 1

Question 1

In which phase of a study is the working hypothesis formulated?

1. Observation
2. Induction
3. Deduction
4. Review

Question 2

Take a look at the two definitions of the concept of ‘performance motivation’ below.