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"Listening to classical music while studying boosts performance." which is the DV?
Listening to Classical Music
Studying
The Boost
Performance
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Experimental research is intended to understand causal relationships.
false
True
3
You want to measure change in participant life satisfaction across ten years. What research design do you use?
Cross sectional design
Control Group design
Single Strata design
Longitudinal design
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You want to compare two groups to one another. What research method do you use?
Single Strata design
Control Group design
Longitudinal design
Cross sectional design
5
Which are dependent variables?
Smell or Taste
Negativity or Positivity
Degree or Amount
Color or Shade
6
You want to ask specific questions about a distinct group. What research method do you use?
Control Group design
Cross sectional design
Longitudinal design
Single Strata design
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What is an example of a quantitative variable?
College Major
Gender
Favorite Color
Age
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If there is consistency of scores between two different versions of an exam this is called?
Validity
Test-retest reliability
Equivalent-forms reliability
Interrater reliability
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Name the different types of independent variable?
Physiological, Stimulus/ Ecological, Experience
Physiological, Stimulus/ Environmental, Experience
Psychological, Stimulus/Experience, Narrative
Psychological, Stimulus/ Environmental, Experience
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College admissions using ACT scores to predict how well a student will perform in the first year of college is what?
Content validity
Interrater validity
Concurrent validity
Criterion validity
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Which is an example of matching?
Conducting experiment at the same time of day
Conducting experiment over and over
Conducting experiment with folks who are the same age
Conducting experiment outdoors
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"Teens who watch violent television will engage in violent acts at higher rates" This is an example of what?
Theory
Research question
Non-Directional Hypothesis
Directional Hypothesis
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What is an example of a qualitative variable?
Height
Anxiety Level
Religion
Age
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Random assignment eliminates systematic differences between groups
False
True
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Based on the following diagram, Graph C represents a:
No correlation
Positive correlation
Causal relationship
Negative correlation
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If there is a correlation between two variables, we can conclude that one variable causes a change in the other.
True
False
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What is an extraneous variable?
A variable that explains the IV
A variable that competes with the IV in explaining the DV
A variable that is influenced by another variable
A variable that is observed
18
Based on the following diagram, Graph B represents a:
Causal relationship
Negative correlation
No correlation
Positive correlation
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How to calculate the number of sequences needed in counterbalancing?
N+ Yx
N!
N=AxB
Y=Mx+b
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Descriptive research can do all of the following except?
Describe events
Describe psychological phenomena
Describe causal relationships
Describe Situations
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Researchers test to measure math aptitude, then compare results with students’ existing math scores. What is this?
Criterion Validity
Content Validity
Test-retest Reliability
Concurrent Validity
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What do moderators do?
Affect the way the IV variable is controlled for
Ensure that research is running smoothly
maintain relationship between the participants and researcher(s)
Affect the strength of the relationship between the IV and DV
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"Listening to classical music while studying boosts performance." which is the IV?
The Boost
Listening to Classical Music
Performance
Studying
24
Biasing participants responses due to knowledge of being observed is known as
Hawthorne effect
Non-reactivity effect
Situation sampling effect
Naturalistic effect
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Based on the following diagram, Graph A represents a:
No correlation
Causal relationship
Negative correlation
Positive correlation
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Name a type of nuisance variable
Specifics of the situation
Influences of the IV
Both A and C
Characteristics of participants
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What are the 4 scales of measurement?
Nominal,Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Rational
Numeric, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Nominal, Ordinal, Interpretive, Ratio
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What is the general implication form of research statement?
A false statement
A true statement
An if and then statement
A true or false statement
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Testing the agreement or disagreement between two researchers/observers?
Test-Retest Reliability
Interrater Reliability
Subject Reliability
Equivalent Reliability
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Choosing a sample in a manner in which everyone has an equal chance of being selected is known as:
Hawthorne Effect
Simple random sampling
Random number generator
Stratified random sampling
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Which is an example of constancy?
Conducting experiment over and over
Conducting experiment with folks who are the same age
Conducting experiment at the same time of day
Conducting experiment outdoors
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What do mediators do?
Stop research from being conflicting or confusing
intervening variable
occur between two other variables in a casual chain
the reason for the effect
