The Greatest Drawback to Archival Analysis Is That

question 98

Multiple Choice

The greatest drawback to archival analysis is that

• A) it can be used to examine a large number of variables.
• B) it is very difficult to train researchers to code archival data accurately.
• C) archival data are invariably biased by the researcher's preconceptions.
• D) archival data rely on the accuracy of the original compiler of the data and may be incomplete.

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Definitions:

Self-Report Tests

Psychological assessments where individuals provide data about themselves, often used to gather information on personality, symptoms of mental disorders, and more.

Confound

In an experiment, what occurs when two or more variables exert their influence at the same time, making it impossible to accurately establish the causal role of either variable.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe their effects on dependent variables.

Dependent Variable

In research, the variable that is being measured or tested to see how it is influenced by changes in another variable (the independent variable).