Lesson 8.2.2

8.2.2 Cross-cultural research and data analysis in health psychology Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 8

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The 20 questions

  1. What does finding similar rates of drug addiction across diverse cultures suggest?

    • Environmental cause
    • Cultural learning
    • Social influence
    • Biological cause

  2. If two genetically similar populations have vastly different drug misuse rates, what is indicated?

    • Genetic predisposition
    • Nature influence
    • Nurture influence
    • Innate factor

  3. Which methodological issue reduces validity when translating psychological questionnaires for cross-cultural studies?

    • Cultural bias
    • Observer bias
    • Sampling bias
    • Gender bias

  4. A researcher reports the median number of drinks per week in a sample of 40 students. Which measure of central tendency is this?

    • The standard deviation
    • The range
    • The critical value
    • The median

  5. Weekly alcohol units for five people are 2, 4, 4, 6, 14. Which is the best measure of the typical value given the extreme score of 14?

    • The mean of 6
    • The median of 4
    • The mode of 14
    • The range of 12

  6. Using the same five weekly unit values of 2, 4, 4, 6 and 14, what is the range?

    • 14
    • 12
    • 4
    • 8

  7. Which statistical test checks for a relationship between two variables using ordinal data?

    • Spearman's rho
    • Wilcoxon
    • Chi-squared
    • Mann-Whitney U

  8. A researcher compares smoking frequency between two independent groups of adults who received different treatments. The data are ordinal. Which test is appropriate?

    • Wilcoxon signed-ranks
    • Pearson's correlation
    • Mann-Whitney U
    • Spearman's rho

  9. A researcher measures drinking before and after a campaign in the same participants. Which test is most appropriate for ordinal data?

    • Spearman's rho
    • Mann-Whitney U test
    • Chi-squared test
    • Wilcoxon signed-ranks test

  10. An observed Chi-squared value is 5.2 and the critical value is 3.84. What decision is made?

    • Accept null hypothesis
    • Calculate Spearman's rho
    • Reject null hypothesis
    • Retain null hypothesis

  11. A Spearman's rho calculated value is 0.25 and the critical value is 0.38. What is concluded?

    • Reject null hypothesis
    • Accept alternative hypothesis
    • Result not significant
    • Result is significant

  12. What probability of a chance result does a significance level of p ≤ 0.05 represent?

    • 0.5%
    • 50%
    • 1%
    • 5%

  13. A researcher rejects the null hypothesis when it is actually true. Which type of error has been made?

    • Sampling error only
    • Type I error
    • Type II error
    • Ecological error

  14. A researcher retains the null hypothesis when a real effect exists. Which error is this?

    • Demand characteristic
    • Type II error
    • Type I error
    • Operationalisation error

  15. Why might a researcher select a significance level of p ≤ 0.01 instead of p ≤ 0.05?

    • Increase statistical power
    • Reduce Type I error
    • Ensure normal distribution
    • Reduce Type II error

  16. If a behaviour pattern is identical across all cultures studied, how is it categorized?

    • Learned behaviour
    • Culturally specific
    • Universal behaviour
    • Ethnocentric behaviour

  17. Which measure of dispersion calculates the average distance of data points from the mean?

    • Standard deviation
    • Range
    • Median
    • Variance

  18. Which type of statistical test is used for ordinal, non-normally distributed data?

    • Qualitative
    • Non-parametric
    • Parametric
    • Descriptive

  19. What type of relationship is identified by a Spearman's rho correlation coefficient?

    • Manipulation
    • Experimentation
    • Association
    • Causation

  20. What is the primary goal of thematic analysis when analysing qualitative data?

    • Standardising test scores
    • Testing statistical significance
    • Identifying recurring themes
    • Calculating mean scores

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