Lesson 1.2.1
1.2.1 Self-report design: questionnaires, interviews and sampling Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which sampling technique involves choosing participants who are easiest to reach at the time of the study?
- Stratified sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
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Which sampling technique gives every target population member an equal chance of selection?
- Random sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Volunteer sampling
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Which sampling technique ensures subgroups are represented in proportion to their population frequency?
- Stratified sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
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What type of sampling bias occurs when participants self-select to join a study?
- Volunteer bias
- Observer bias
- Researcher bias
- Social desirability bias
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Questions in questionnaires that provide set response options are called what?
- Closed questions
- Open questions
- Unstructured questions
- Qualitative questions
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What type of data is primarily produced by open questions in an interview?
- Qualitative data
- Continuous data
- Quantitative data
- Nominal data
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Which term describes an interviewer unconsciously influencing a participant's responses?
- Demand characteristics
- Social desirability
- Participant bias
- Researcher effect
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What bias occurs when participants give socially acceptable answers rather than truthful ones?
- Interviewer bias
- Confirmation bias
- Social desirability bias
- Sampling bias
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Which type of interview uses pre-set, fixed questions asked in a standardised order?
- Semi-structured interview
- Unstructured interview
- Structured interview
- Clinical interview
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What type of question pushes respondents towards a specific answer?
- Ranked question
- Leading question
- Closed question
- Open question
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Which sampling technique selects participants based on who is available at the time?
- Random sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Opportunity sampling
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Which key advantage do questionnaires have over face-to-face interviews?
- Lower interviewer bias
- Higher response rate
- Better participant rapport
- Deeper qualitative insight
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What level of measurement is produced by a 1 to 5 ranked rating scale?
- Nominal data
- Ratio data
- Ordinal data
- Interval data
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What statement predicts a significant difference or relationship between variables?
- Non-directional hypothesis
- Null hypothesis
- Alternate hypothesis
- Directional hypothesis
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What main limitation affects opportunity sampling in psychological research?
- Unrepresentative sample
- Slow data collection
- High ethical risk
- High financial cost
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Which sampling method selects participants in proportion to specific subgroups in the target population?
- Stratified sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
- Volunteer sampling
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Why are structured interviews easier to replicate than unstructured interviews?
- Standardised questions
- Participant flexibility
- Qualitative richness
- Spontaneous probing
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What primary purpose does a pilot study serve in questionnaire design?
- Obtain informed consent
- Calculate standard deviation
- Identify confusing wording
- Increase sample size
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Which sampling technique relies on participants selecting themselves via advertisements?
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Stratified sampling
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What term describes a sample that systematically distorts the characteristics of the population?
- Observer bias
- Sampling bias
- Demand characteristics
- Social desirability
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