PSY 436 review of concepts

If the mean, median, and mode are all the same (or similar) we can assume a _______

Which of the following is the BEST resource for finding peer-reviewed journal articles?

A study fails to find a statistically significant difference between two groups. Which of the following is TRUE?

An operational definition is:

Which level of measurement allows for the calculation of a mean and standard deviation?

Regarding the scientific method, what does HOMER stand for?

What does "peer-reviewed" mean in the context of scholarly articles?

Which of the following is a core principle of ethical research with human participants?

What measurement is most appropriate to evaluate a treatment received in therapy (very poor, poor, good, very good)

One study found a new drug was effective, but in reality the drug has no effect. What type of error did they make?

Which of the following is an example of an interval scale in psychological measurement?

What is the purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

What type of measurement would be most appropriate to describe different categories of movies (drama, comedy, etc)?

If you find an article through Google Scholar but it's behind a paywall, what are some strategies to access it?

Why is the normal distribution important in statistics?

Why are operational definitions important in psychological research?

Which of the following best describes reliability in research?

In a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean?

A test that consistently produces the same score, but doesn't measure what it's supposed to, is:

Test-retest reliability assesses:

Increasing sample size generally reduces the risk of:

We test if yoga can reduce anxiety but found no effect. In reality, yoga does reduce anxiety. What type of error is this

A researcher measures the number of times a participant blinks in a minute. This is which level of measurement?

if p = .05, the probability of committing a type I error is _____

Which of the following is an example of an operational definition for "happiness"?

If the average IQ is 100 (SD = 15), and my IQ is 2 SD's below the mean, my IQ is ________

What type of measurement would be most appropriate to describe different types of psychological disorders (bipolar, OCD)

Which of the following is NOT a good operational definition for "intelligence"?

A psychologist measures participants' favorite color (red, blue, etc.). ___ is most appropriate to describe the sample

Which of the following best describes validity in research?