Lesson 4.2.3.1.7

4.2.3.1.7 Features of science and reporting investigations Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. What scientific feature requires research findings to be unbiased and based on direct observation?

    • Subjectivity
    • Falsifiability
    • Replicability
    • Objectivity

  2. Which principle states that a scientific theory must be capable of being proven wrong?

    • Replicability
    • Objectivity
    • Empiricism
    • Falsifiability

  3. What feature of science allows researchers to repeat a study to check its findings?

    • Objectivity
    • Paradigm shift
    • Replicability
    • Falsifiability

  4. What term describes a shared set of assumptions and methods within a scientific discipline?

    • Paradigm shift
    • Theory
    • Paradigm
    • Hypothesis

  5. What term describes a fundamental revolution in scientific thinking that replaces an existing framework?

    • Paradigm shift
    • Replicability crisis
    • Empirical method
    • Theory construction

  6. Which section of a psychological report provides a brief summary of the entire study?

    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Discussion
    • Appendices

  7. Which section of a psychological report describes the procedure in detail for replication?

    • Abstract section
    • Discussion section
    • Method section
    • Results section

  8. Which scientific principle is violated if a theory can explain every possible outcome?

    • Objectivity
    • Falsifiability
    • Empiricism
    • Replicability

  9. Which section of a report usually interprets the findings and considers their implications?

    • The discussion
    • The method
    • The abstract
    • The references

  10. Which section of a report reviews previous research and states the aim and hypotheses?

    • The introduction
    • The references list
    • The results section
    • The method section

  11. What source of evidence forms the basis of the empirical method?

    • Subjective opinion
    • Theoretical speculation
    • Direct observation
    • Personal intuition

  12. Which section immediately follows the method section in a psychological report?

    • Abstract section
    • Discussion section
    • Introduction section
    • Results section

  13. Which feature of science is threatened when researcher bias affects data collection?

    • Falsifiability
    • Paradigm shift
    • Objectivity
    • Replicability

  14. Which section at the end of a report lists full bibliographic details of cited work?

    • Discussion
    • References
    • Abstract
    • Appendices

  15. In which section of a psychological report are limitations of a study discussed?

    • Abstract section
    • Method section
    • Discussion section
    • Introduction section

  16. Which AQA psychology report section details the exact materials and apparatus used in the study?

    • Method
    • Appendices
    • Results
    • Abstract

  17. Why did Karl Popper criticise psychodynamic theory as unscientific?

    • Overuse of experiments
    • Unfalsifiable claims
    • Excessive objectivity
    • Lack of observation

  18. What type of statistics summarises patterns in raw data before inferential testing?

    • Qualitative themes
    • Descriptive statistics
    • Inferential statistics
    • Parametric tests

  19. What process involves gathering empirical data to test a specific prediction?

    • Paradigm shift
    • Thematic analysis
    • Hypothesis testing
    • Peer review

  20. What measure of central tendency is calculated by adding scores and dividing by the total?

    • Mode
    • Mean
    • Median
    • Standard deviation

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