Question 1

If we measured the miles per hour that Yolanda traveled when running, we would actually be measuring the _____________ of her behavior

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequency 
B)  Locus 
C)  Duration 
D)  Rate 
A)  Frequency 
B)  Locus 
C)  Duration 
D)  Rate

Question 2

The fewest number of permissible transformations are found with the ___________ scale

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval 
D)  ratio 
A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval 
D)  ratio

Question 3

The dependent variable in a study

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a variable that is extraneous to the study 
B)  Is what is manipulated by the researcher 
C)  Reflects differences between subjects that cannot be controlled 
D)  Is the response that a subject makes 
A)  Is a variable that is extraneous to the study 
B)  Is what is manipulated by the researcher 
C)  Reflects differences between subjects that cannot be controlled 
D)  Is the response that a subject makes

Question 4

A test that measures the theoretical concept that it is designed to test has _______ validity

Accepted Answer

A)  construct 
B)  face 
C)  content 
D)  criterion 
A)  construct 
B)  face 
C)  content 
D)  criterion

Question 5

A test is reliable if it

Accepted Answer

A)  measures what it is supposed to measure 
B)  gives the same result on different occasions 
C)  gives valid results 
D)  a and b 
A)  measures what it is supposed to measure 
B)  gives the same result on different occasions 
C)  gives valid results 
D)  a and b

Question 6

If we were to measure a dependant variable's frequency, we would

Accepted Answer

A)  count the number of times it occurred 
B)  time how long it took to achieve 
C)  time how long between responses 
D)  measure the shape of the behavior 
A)  count the number of times it occurred 
B)  time how long it took to achieve 
C)  time how long between responses 
D)  measure the shape of the behavior

Question 7

When choosing the levels of the independent variable, it is important

Accepted Answer

A)  not to have more than two or three 
B)  to focus on the higher levels 
C)  to focus on the lower levels 
D)  to cover as much of the range as possible 
A)  not to have more than two or three 
B)  to focus on the higher levels 
C)  to focus on the lower levels 
D)  to cover as much of the range as possible

Question 8

Which one of the following represents a continuous variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Number of books borrowed from the library 
B)  Number of students sharing a dorm room 
C)  The height of the average freshman college student 
D)  The siblings possessed by the average college student 
A)  Number of books borrowed from the library 
B)  Number of students sharing a dorm room 
C)  The height of the average freshman college student 
D)  The siblings possessed by the average college student

Question 9

A subject variable is aan)

Accepted Answer

A)  incidental aspect of the study that is of no concern 
B)  confounded variable 
C)  dependent variable that the researcher does not measure 
D)  independent variable that the researcher does not manipulate 
A)  incidental aspect of the study that is of no concern 
B)  confounded variable 
C)  dependent variable that the researcher does not measure 
D)  independent variable that the researcher does not manipulate

Question 10

Professor Jones studied the effect of two types of instructions on learning either nonsense words or real words by college sophomores. Which of the following is not a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  instructions 
B)  type of words 
C)  year in school 
D)  they are all variables 
A)  instructions 
B)  type of words 
C)  year in school 
D)  they are all variables

Question 11

Two types of criterion validity are

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent and predictive 
B)  correlative and causative 
C)  content and construct 
D)  formative and summative 
A)  concurrent and predictive 
B)  correlative and causative 
C)  content and construct 
D)  formative and summative

Question 12

For each variable listed above, decide whether each variable is continuous or discrete.

Accepted Answer

To determine whether each variable is co

Question 13

A confounded variable is one that

Accepted Answer

A)  doesn't vary 
B)  varies with the dependent variable 
C)  varies with the independent variable 
D)  isn't correlated with either the independent or dependent variable 
A)  doesn't vary 
B)  varies with the dependent variable 
C)  varies with the independent variable 
D)  isn't correlated with either the independent or dependent variable

Question 14

To make sure that unintended variables do not confound a study, many potential variables

Accepted Answer

A)  Are kept constant, or the same, across conditions 
B)  Can be made to co-vary with the independent variable 
C)  Are ignored 
D)  Are transformed into another measurement scale 
A)  Are kept constant, or the same, across conditions 
B)  Can be made to co-vary with the independent variable 
C)  Are ignored 
D)  Are transformed into another measurement scale

Question 15

The idea that a test appears to be measuring what it is supposed to be measuring relates to

Accepted Answer

A)  face validity 
B)  construct validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  both a and b 
A)  face validity 
B)  construct validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  both a and b

Question 16

A test is valid if it

Accepted Answer

A)  measures what it is supposed to measure 
B)  gives the same result on different occasions 
C)  correlates positively with a reliable test 
D)  b and c 
A)  measures what it is supposed to measure 
B)  gives the same result on different occasions 
C)  correlates positively with a reliable test 
D)  b and c

Question 17

Which one of the following independent variables represents a categorical variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  dosage level of a drug to be administered 
B)  amount of positive or negative reinforcement 
C)  distance from sound source in a test of auditory acuity 
D)  rote versus conceptual method of teaching 
A)  dosage level of a drug to be administered 
B)  amount of positive or negative reinforcement 
C)  distance from sound source in a test of auditory acuity 
D)  rote versus conceptual method of teaching

Question 18

Face validity is

Accepted Answer

A)  lacking in the Rorschach test 
B)  more of a public relations question than a scientific one 
C)  unrelated to a test's actual validity 
D)  All of the these are true 
A)  lacking in the Rorschach test 
B)  more of a public relations question than a scientific one 
C)  unrelated to a test's actual validity 
D)  All of the these are true

Question 19

Professor Smith studied the effect of giving either two, four, or eight pellets of reward to rats that ran a maze. He measured how fast they ran, and how many wrong turns they made. How many levels of the independent variable did he have?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  can't tell 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  can't tell

If we measured the miles per hour that Yolanda traveled when running, we would actually be measuring the _____________ of her behavior

The fewest number of permissible transformations are found with the ___________ scale

The dependent variable in a study

A test that measures the theoretical concept that it is designed to test has _______ validity

A test is reliable if it

If we were to measure a dependant variable's frequency, we would

When choosing the levels of the independent variable, it is important

Which one of the following represents a continuous variable?

A subject variable is aan)

Professor Jones studied the effect of two types of instructions on learning either nonsense words or real words by college sophomores. Which of the following is not a variable?

Two types of criterion validity are

For each variable listed above, decide whether each variable is continuous or discrete.

A confounded variable is one that

To make sure that unintended variables do not confound a study, many potential variables

The idea that a test appears to be measuring what it is supposed to be measuring relates to

A test is valid if it

Which one of the following independent variables represents a categorical variable?

Face validity is

Professor Smith studied the effect of giving either two, four, or eight pellets of reward to rats that ran a maze. He measured how fast they ran, and how many wrong turns they made. How many levels of the independent variable did he have?

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, Part I: Observational,

Nonexperimental Research, Part Ii

True Experiments, Part 1 Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, Part 2 Factorial Designs

Single Subject Experiments

Quasi Experiments

Data Exploration, Part 1: Graphic and Descriptive Techniques

Data Exploration, Part 2: Inferential Statistics

Epilogue Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

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Exam 5: Variables

If we measured the miles per hour that Yolanda traveled when running, we would actually be measuring the _____________ of her behavior

The fewest number of permissible transformations are found with the ___________ scale

The dependent variable in a study

A test that measures the theoretical concept that it is designed to test has _______ validity

A test is reliable if it

If we were to measure a dependant variable's frequency, we would

When choosing the levels of the independent variable, it is important

Which one of the following represents a continuous variable?

A subject variable is aan)

Professor Jones studied the effect of two types of instructions on learning either nonsense words or real words by college sophomores. Which of the following is not a variable?

Two types of criterion validity are

For each variable listed above, decide whether each variable is continuous or discrete.

A confounded variable is one that

To make sure that unintended variables do not confound a study, many potential variables

The idea that a test appears to be measuring what it is supposed to be measuring relates to

A test is valid if it

Which one of the following independent variables represents a categorical variable?

Face validity is

Professor Smith studied the effect of giving either two, four, or eight pellets of reward to rats that ran a maze. He measured how fast they ran, and how many wrong turns they made. How many levels of the independent variable did he have?

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, Part I: Observational,

Nonexperimental Research, Part Ii

True Experiments, Part 1 Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, Part 2 Factorial Designs

Single Subject Experiments

Quasi Experiments

Data Exploration, Part 1: Graphic and Descriptive Techniques

Data Exploration, Part 2: Inferential Statistics

Epilogue Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

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