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If there is consistency of scores between two different versions of an exam this is called?
Equivalent-forms reliability
Interrater reliability
Test-retest reliability
Validity
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You want to measure change in participant life satisfaction across ten years. What research design do you use?
Longitudinal design
Cross sectional design
Control Group design
Single Strata design
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What is an extraneous variable?
A variable that is influenced by another variable
A variable that explains the IV
A variable that is observed
A variable that competes with the IV in explaining the DV
4
Based on the following diagram, Graph A represents a:
Negative correlation
Causal relationship
No correlation
Positive correlation
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"Listening to classical music while studying boosts performance." which is the DV?
Studying
The Boost
Listening to Classical Music
Performance
6
How to calculate the number of sequences needed in counterbalancing?
N!
Y=Mx+b
N=AxB
N+ Yx
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What are the 4 scales of measurement?
Nominal,Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Numeric, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Rational
Nominal, Ordinal, Interpretive, Ratio
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Which is an example of constancy?
Conducting experiment with folks who are the same age
Conducting experiment at the same time of day
Conducting experiment over and over
Conducting experiment outdoors
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Name a type of nuisance variable
Characteristics of participants
Influences of the IV
Both A and C
Specifics of the situation
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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?
Concurrent validity
Criterion validity
Interrater validity
Content validity
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What is an example of a quantitative variable?
Gender
College Major
Age
Favorite Color
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Which are dependent variables?
Color or Shade
Degree or Amount
Negativity or Positivity
Smell or Taste
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What is an example of a qualitative variable?
Height
Religion
Age
Anxiety Level
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Researchers test to measure math aptitude, then compare results with students’ existing math scores. What is this?
Test-retest Reliability
Criterion Validity
Content Validity
Concurrent Validity
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Descriptive research can do all of the following except?
Describe causal relationships
Describe psychological phenomena
Describe Situations
Describe events
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Random assignment eliminates systematic differences between groups
False
True
17
You want to ask specific questions about a distinct group. What research method do you use?
Control Group design
Single Strata design
Cross sectional design
Longitudinal design
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Name the different types of independent variable?
Psychological, Stimulus/ Environmental, Experience
Physiological, Stimulus/ Ecological, Experience
Physiological, Stimulus/ Environmental, Experience
Psychological, Stimulus/Experience, Narrative
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Based on the following diagram, Graph C represents a:
Negative correlation
No correlation
Positive correlation
Causal relationship
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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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If there is a correlation between two variables, we can conclude that one variable causes a change in the other.
True
False
22
Biasing participants responses due to knowledge of being observed is known as
Situation sampling effect
Naturalistic effect
Hawthorne effect
Non-reactivity effect
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"Listening to classical music while studying boosts performance." which is the IV?
Performance
Listening to Classical Music
The Boost
Studying
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Experimental research is intended to understand causal relationships.
false
True
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You want to compare two groups to one another. What research method do you use?
Cross sectional design
Longitudinal design
Single Strata design
Control Group design
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What do mediators do?
occur between two other variables in a casual chain
Stop research from being conflicting or confusing
the reason for the effect
intervening variable
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Based on the following diagram, Graph B represents a:
Negative correlation
Causal relationship
No correlation
Positive correlation
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What do moderators do?
Affect the way the IV variable is controlled for
Ensure that research is running smoothly
Affect the strength of the relationship between the IV and DV
maintain relationship between the participants and researcher(s)
29
Which is an example of matching?
Conducting experiment outdoors
Conducting experiment with folks who are the same age
Conducting experiment over and over
Conducting experiment at the same time of day
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Testing the agreement or disagreement between two researchers/observers?
Equivalent Reliability
Test-Retest Reliability
Subject Reliability
Interrater Reliability
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Choosing a sample in a manner in which everyone has an equal chance of being selected is known as:
Random number generator
Stratified random sampling
Hawthorne Effect
Simple random sampling
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What is the general implication form of research statement?
A true or false statement
A false statement
An if and then statement
A true statement
