RESEARCH METHODS EXAM 4 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what is a potential disadvantage of recruiting volunteers?
Answer: - they may receive alternative incentives for participating
- they may represent a restricted range of attitudes compared to the
general population
- they are driven by self- selection to research topics that interest
them
◉ What is a potential limitation to utilizing participants recruited
online?
Answer: - participants are incentivized with monetary payment
- participants represent a unique demographic
- the participant pool may threaten the ability to generalize to other
nononline groups
◉ Which of the following scenarios might pose threats to external
validity?
, Answer: measuring help-seeking behavior among African American
males
◉ Which of the following is NOT true about research with
nonhuman participants?
Answer: Animal research is preferably conducted in a laboratory.
◉ What can be done to minimize the threat an experimenter can
pose to external validity?
Answer: match participants to an experimenter of their same gender
to increase disclosures
◉ What best explains the reason that pretests can threaten external
validity?
Answer: participants may alter their performance in the posttest
because of the pretest
◉ What is it called when a researcher conducts a follow-up study
using the same procedures as a previous study?
Answer: an exact replication
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of a conceptual
replication?
Answer: the same procedures are used with a new sample
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what is a potential disadvantage of recruiting volunteers?
Answer: - they may receive alternative incentives for participating
- they may represent a restricted range of attitudes compared to the
general population
- they are driven by self- selection to research topics that interest
them
◉ What is a potential limitation to utilizing participants recruited
online?
Answer: - participants are incentivized with monetary payment
- participants represent a unique demographic
- the participant pool may threaten the ability to generalize to other
nononline groups
◉ Which of the following scenarios might pose threats to external
validity?
, Answer: measuring help-seeking behavior among African American
males
◉ Which of the following is NOT true about research with
nonhuman participants?
Answer: Animal research is preferably conducted in a laboratory.
◉ What can be done to minimize the threat an experimenter can
pose to external validity?
Answer: match participants to an experimenter of their same gender
to increase disclosures
◉ What best explains the reason that pretests can threaten external
validity?
Answer: participants may alter their performance in the posttest
because of the pretest
◉ What is it called when a researcher conducts a follow-up study
using the same procedures as a previous study?
Answer: an exact replication
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of a conceptual
replication?
Answer: the same procedures are used with a new sample
