Please check my answers for these questions, thank you.
1. A case study is
A. a study of the legal ramifications of psychological research
B. an intensive study of a person or group*
C. observation with minimal interference
D. a study of a group of people over a long period of time
2. Why are surveys sometimes problematic as a data collection method?
A. because they are expensive and difficult to produce
B. because they take place over a long period of time and are not useful for pressing issues
C. because they are based on "self-report" which can be inaccurate*
D. because they do not produce an accurate sample of a target population
3. What is the general aim of all sampling methods?
A. to study as many people as possible
B. to get the study done as quickly as possible
C. to produce market research
D. to obtain a sample that is representative of the target population*
4. Identify the target population in the following study:
Graduation rates among developmental college students
A. graduating college seniors
B. college students who have taken developmental classes
C. college students
D. developmental classes*
5. Which of the following best explains the ethical dilemma in the following study?
The impact of drug x on fertility rates in young women
A. potentially rendering young women unable to have children*
B. potential side effects of headaches and nausea
C. exposing young women to an untested drug
D. there is no ethical dilemma
I agree with your answers.
Your answers are correct except for question 4. The correct answer for question 4 is B. college students who have taken developmental classes. The target population refers to the specific group of individuals that the study is focusing on, and in this case, it is specifically developmental college students. Thus, the correct answer is the group of college students who have taken developmental classes.
Sure, I'd be happy to check your answers for these questions.
1. A case study is:
Your answer: B. an intensive study of a person or group
Correct answer: B. an intensive study of a person or group
Your answer is correct.
2. Why are surveys sometimes problematic as a data collection method?
Your answer: C. because they are based on "self-report" which can be inaccurate
Correct answer: C. because they are based on "self-report" which can be inaccurate
Your answer is correct.
3. What is the general aim of all sampling methods?
Your answer: D. to obtain a sample that is representative of the target population
Correct answer: D. to obtain a sample that is representative of the target population
Your answer is correct.
4. Identify the target population in the following study: Graduation rates among developmental college students
Your answer: D. developmental classes
Correct answer: D. developmental classes
Your answer is correct.
5. Which of the following best explains the ethical dilemma in the following study? The impact of drug x on fertility rates in young women
Your answer: A. potentially rendering young women unable to have children
Correct answer: A. potentially rendering young women unable to have children
Your answer is correct.
Congratulations! All of your answers are correct. Well done!