PSYC 255 Quiz 2
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not a suggestion for survey construction? Selected Answer:
provide alternatives that can multiple interpretations
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not a suggestion for survey construction?
provide alternatives that can have multiple interpretations
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Selected Answer:
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Jason and Kelly are trying to decide on which research method they should employ for a project in their research methods class. They have decided to use a correlational research method. Of the reasons below, what is the best reason why Jason and Kelly selected this method? Selected Answer:
It will allow them to make predictions.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Survey research allows to you to investigate __________. Selected Answer:
A and C
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Which sentence below does not accurately describe correlations?
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a correlation shows cause and effect among variables
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Correlational research does NOT establish Selected Answer: Answer Feedback:
a cause and effect relationship between variables. similarities among variables.
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2 out of 2 points
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Gazdzinski and colleagues examined the relationship between weight of individuals and biochemical deficiencies. This was an example of what type of research? Selected Answer:
correlational research
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
What type of research evaluates the relationship among variables? Selected Answer:
Question 9
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correlational research 2 out of 2 points
The first step to survey construction is to think about the purpose of the survey. This is important for all the reasons below except: Selected Answer:
to anticipate all possible responses
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Researchers studied Clive Wearing to better understand which of the following phenomena? Selected Answer:
how new memories are formed
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Social desirability occurs when….
participants respond in a manner that will be viewed positively by researchers.
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Question 12
0 out of 2 points
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A friend in your class wants to construct close-ended questions for a survey. From the reasons listed below, why do you think your friend is interested in using close-ended questions? Selected Answer:
detailed and thoughtful answers
Question 13
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2 out of 2 points
Which of the following reasons would not be a disadvantage to conducting an ethnography? Selected Answer:
detailed information
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
According to our textbook, Ong and Weiss (2000) studied cheating behavior using which of the following research designs? Selected Answer:
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
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converging research
Which example below best illustrates a negative correlation? Selected Answer:
the more satisfied a couple is in their relationship, the less likely they are to get a divorce
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Consider the following research question, “Does the type of advertisement influence the level of interest in the toothpaste?” To answer this question, a marketing researcher has participants view a Facebook advertisement or watch the television advertisement about the toothpaste. Next, the researcher asks all participants to indicate their interest in buying the toothpaste. In this example, what is the dependent variable? Selected Answer:
the level of interest in the toothpaste
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not a subject variable?
Question 18
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volume of music
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2 out of 2 points
A(n) __________ is a characteristic or attribute of a participant that can impact a study. Selected Answer:
subject variable
Question 19
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2 out of 2 points
__________ is a reliability assessment where a measure is tested on two different occasions. Selected Answer:
Testretest
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not one of the three most common types of validity? Selected Answer:
reliab le
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
Selected Answer:
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The experimental group is the group of participants exposed to the __________. independent variable.
Question 22
2 out of 2 points
A researcher is interested in determining if different exercise programs have an influence on the amount of weight that participants lose. Upon arriving to the experiment, the researcher assigns the participants to different exercise programs and measures the amount of weight lost over a two-month period. In this example, the exercise programs are the _________. Selected Answer:
independent variable.
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Generally, in a well-designed study, the change observed in the dependent variable is a result of the _____.
Question 24
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the independent variable
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2 out of 2 points
Chapter 5 begins with an Are You Equipped exercise highlighting the impact of texting while walking. In this example, two conditions of texting while walking or not texting served as the __________. Selected Answer:
independent variable.
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Question 25
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is the most common type of reliability assessment? Selected Answer:
testretest
Question 26
2 out of 2 points
A researcher is interested in determining if different exercise programs have an influence on the amount of weight that participants lose. Upon arriving to the experiment, the researcher assigns the participants to different exercise programs and measures the amount of weight lost over a two-month period. In this example, the amount of weight lost is the _________.
dependent variable
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Question 27
2 out of 2 points
Recently, the Mozart effect was studied by Jones and Estell by dividing high school participants into two groups. The first group listened to Mozart’s music and the second group did not. Both groups completed a series of spatial problems tasks. In this example, what was the experimental group? Selected Answer:
the participants exposed to Mozart’s music
Question 28
2 out of 2 points
The independent variable is __________. Selected Answer:
the variable being manipulated.
Question 29
2 out of 2 points
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The control group is the group of participants __________.
not exposed to the independent variable.
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Question 30
2 out of 2 points
Recently, the Mozart effect was studied by Jones and Estell by dividing high school participants into two groups. The first group listened to Mozart’s music and the second group did not. Both groups completed a series of spatial problems tasks. Results showed that the group of participants who listened to Mozart’s music had higher scores on the spatial problems tasks. In this
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