Research & Program Evaluation

a platykurtic distribution would look approximately like

the median is

the y axis is used to plot the frequency of the DV's. The y axis could also be called the ____ on your exam

clients not receiving counseling & observed in a study improve. The attention they were given has proven curative b/c

for the professor to conduct the experiment the experimental group would need to receive

if an ANOVA yields a significant F value, you could rely on ___ to test significant differences b/t group means

stanine scores ÷ distribution into 9 intervals, 1 = lowest & 9 = highest, mean=5. A Binet score of 101 would be stanine

the simplest form of descriptive research is the __ which requires a questionnaire completion rate of ___ to be accurate

a type I error occurs when

A study has great generalizability. The researcher gave clients a rating scale ranging from agree to disagree. That is

test scores on an exam that fell below 3 SD of the mean or above 3 SD of the mean could be described as

Unbeknownst to an experimenter one if the clients in a study is secretely seeing a gestalt therapist. This experiment

a doctoral student who begins working on his bibliography for his thesis would most likely utilize

a sociogram is to a counseling group as a scattergram is to

the most useful measure of central tendency is the

if the professors experiment were conducted the null hypothesis would suggest that

a t-score has a mean of 50 w/ every 10 points 1 SD above or below the mean. A t-score of 60 would = +1SD while t=40 is

an operational definition

theres a .90 correlation b/t NCC status and therapists using SD. Saying NCC causes behavioral theory is inaccurate bc

9 great counselors are given a elementary exam on counseling and score extremely high. The score distribution would be

which of the following would most likely yield a perfect correlation of 1.00

if you correlated the length of CACREP graduates' baby toes & their CPCE scores the result would be

Occam's Razor suggests that experimenters

P=.05 really means that

switching the order in which stimuli are presented to a subject in a study is known as

Y thinks if he :) when kids ask ?s more ppl will ask ?'s & scores will rise. B&L hear this, B asks ?s & L wont. B&L show

the WAIS-IVIQ test is given to 100 random adults. How many are likely to score between 85 & 115

a bimodal distribution has 2 modes (ie. the most frequently occurring scores). Graphically, this looks roughly like

data shows those who study receive high scores on LPC exams. The correlation b/t study time & exam scores would be

the standard deviation (SD) is the square root of the variance. A z-score of +1 would be the same as

Someone has 3 jobs paying $10, $30, & $50 an hour respectively. A counselor determines their avg pay is $30/hr using

one group receives no training, another 4 sessions, and a final 6 sessions. The statistic of choice would be the

parametric tests assume scores are normally distributed. nonparametric is not normally distributed. Which is nonparametr

behaviorists often utilize N=1, which is called intensive experimental design. The first step in this approach would be

in a cross-sectional study clients are assessed at one point in time. In a longitudional study, however

a researcher gives a depressed patient a sugar pill and the individual's depression begins to life. This is known as

experiments emphasize parsimony, which means

the most common measures of central tendency are the mean, median, and mode. The mode is

Bob got a raw score on his math exam of 82. Bob's raw score indicates that

which level of significance would best rule out chance factors

to compare a control group to the experimental group the researcher will need

a counselor educator decides to increase the sample size in her experiment. This will

in a basic curve or so-called frequency polygon the point of maximum concentration is the

students took an exam more difficult than the NCE and scored very low. A distribution of their scores would

a distribution with class intervals can be graphically displayed via a bar graph also called a

Mike takes a math achievement test. To predict his score if he takes the test again the counselor must know

if an experiment can be replicated by others with almost identical findings then the experiment is

a client attends 14 centers with a 12-step plan. When suggested a new center the client assumes it's 12-step, that shows

to complete a t-test you consult a tabled value of t. to see significant differences in an ANOVA you would consult

a normal curve where the mean, median, and mode are all in the middle of the curve looks like

A study occurs and 3 yrs later scores were compared after 7 weeks of the experiment using a t-test. This study is

if a distribution is bimodal, then there is a good chance that

Type I and Type II errors are called ____ and ____ respectively

nominal=qualitative, the simplest type of scale and is used to distinguish logically separated groups. Which is nominal

In a correlational study studying IQ & panic disorder with no manipulation of the IV the correlation coefficient reveals

a study where the clients and researchers do not know who gets treatment is called a

a researcher unconsciously rated attractive females as better counselors. This is an example of the

ordinal scales rank orders variables, though the relative distance b/t the elements is not always =. An example would be

using the data in the prior question one could say that a person with an IQ score of 122 would fall within

a counselor tells a teacher that certain children will excel in class. No test occurred but the children excelled, why?

a type II error

An experimental hypothesis suggests difference b/t IV and control. The previous experimental hypothesis suggests that

variance = standard deviation² An IQ test has a deviation of 15. A counselor would expect that if the mean =100 then

P=.05 really means that

hypothesis testing is most closely related to the work of

ratio scale = interval w/ true 0. +,-,x,÷ are all possible. In terms of counseling research

in order for the professor in question 8 to conduct her experiment she will need a(n) ____ and a(n)____

an IQ score on an IQ test which was 3 SD above the mean would be

in experimental terminology IV stands for ____ and DV stands for ____

all of the following describe the analysis of covariance technique except it:

the most valuable type of research is

interval scale numbers are = distances w/no absolute 0. School tests are such. You can +/- but not x/÷. An example

the study that would best rule out chance factors would have a significance level of P=

if a researcher changes the significance level from .05 to .001 then

if the researcher utilized two IV's then the statistic of choice would be the

in a study where people do not know if they receive the experimental pill or control, but the researcher knows that is a

an experiment is said to be confounded when

Each person has 100 throws w/ mean=50. Sam hit the target 2/100, Jeff 92/100 Using statistical regression to the mean

when a horizontal line is drawn under a frequency distribution it is known as

the mean is merely the sum of the scores divided by the # of scores. The mean is misleading when

Z-scores (also called standard scores) are the same as standard deviations, thus a z-score of -2.5 means

in the social sciences the accepted probability level is usually

range= difference b/t highest & lowest score. on a test with the top score of 93 and low of 33/100, the range would be

researchers utilize naturalistic observation in ethological investigations or studying kid's behavior. in this approach

a researcher wants to run a true experiment but insists she will not use a random sample. You could safely say that

experimenters should always abide by a code of ethics. The variable you manipulate/control in an experiment is the

Nondirective is to person-centered as

standardized tests always have

a researcher sees 1 session where the therapist uses CBT for phobias. He writes that CBT is ideal for phobias, that is

when a distribution of scores is not distributed normally, statisticians call it

in a random sample, selection is =. In a new study it is important to have 20% Blacks. What type of sampling is needed

An experiment group receives assertiveness training & control doesn't. To test for group difference the counselor should

a professor thought that biofeedback training could reduce anxiety and improve avg exam scores. The IV is __ and the DV

if the results indicate that biofeedback raised exam scores but it isn't true, the researcher made a

experimental is to cause and effect as correlational is to

a teacher has 53 students in the morning and 177 at night. One would expect that the range of test scores would be

when you see the letter P in relation to a test of significance it means

the x axis is used to plot the IV scores. The x axis could also be called the ____ on your exam

in a new experiment a counselor wants to ferret out the effects of >1 IV. She will use a ____ design

regardless of the shape, the ____ will always be the high point when a distribution is displayed graphically