Question 1

A factorial design that has at least one within-subject variable and one between-group variable is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quasi-experimental design 
B)  Mixed design 
C)  Single subject design 
D)  Interrupted time series design 
A)  Quasi-experimental design 
B)  Mixed design 
C)  Single subject design 
D)  Interrupted time series design B

Question 2

Single-factor experiments cannot use a _______________ design

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-test/post-test 
B)  between-subjects 
C)  within-subjects 
D)  mixed-model 
A)  Pre-test/post-test 
B)  between-subjects 
C)  within-subjects 
D)  mixed-model D

Question 3

f the results of an experiment show that the judge's decisions are affected when smiling occurs in a defendant who is attractive as opposed to when the defendant is unattractive or frowning), the results indicate

Accepted Answer

A)  An interaction 
B)  A main effect of smiling 
C)  A main effect of attractiveness 
D)  That the judge is unethical 
A)  An interaction 
B)  A main effect of smiling 
C)  A main effect of attractiveness 
D)  That the judge is unethical A

Question 4

I If babies play longer with both blue and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue and red smooth toys), then

Accepted Answer

A)  You have a main effect of fuzziness 
B)  You have a main effect of color 
C)  You have an interaction between color and fuzziness 
D)  Fuzziness is a confounding variable and the results can't be believed 
A)  You have a main effect of fuzziness 
B)  You have a main effect of color 
C)  You have an interaction between color and fuzziness 
D)  Fuzziness is a confounding variable and the results can't be believed

Question 5

Which one of the following is not a good reason to employ a factorial design? To

Accepted Answer

A)  save time by investigating more than one variable 
B)  rule out more than one rival hypothesis 
C)  determine the correlation between two or more variables 
D)  investigate a possible interaction between two or more independent variables 
A)  save time by investigating more than one variable 
B)  rule out more than one rival hypothesis 
C)  determine the correlation between two or more variables 
D)  investigate a possible interaction between two or more independent variables

Question 6

This represents a ___________ design

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple condition 
B)  Latin square 
C)  posttest- pretest 
D)  factorial 
A)  multiple condition 
B)  Latin square 
C)  posttest- pretest 
D)  factorial

Question 7

An interaction in which two independent variables tend to reverse each other's effects is referred to as an)

Accepted Answer

A)  synergistic interaction 
B)  antagonistic interaction 
C)  ceiling effect interaction 
D)  both a and c 
A)  synergistic interaction 
B)  antagonistic interaction 
C)  ceiling effect interaction 
D)  both a and c

Question 8

The dependent variable is

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractiveness 
B)  Facial Expression 
C)  Guilty Verdict 
D)  The jurors 
A)  Attractiveness 
B)  Facial Expression 
C)  Guilty Verdict 
D)  The jurors

Question 9

The design can be described as a

Accepted Answer

A)  2 x 3 
B)  3 x 3 
C)  3 x 2 
D)  2 x 2 
A)  2 x 3 
B)  3 x 3 
C)  3 x 2 
D)  2 x 2

Question 10

An advertiser is interested in the effects of color and size of containers on people's tendency to buy a certain brand of cereal. He prepares containers consisting of all combinations of all 4 colors with all 3 sizes and asks each of a group of subjects to rate each of the containers for how likely they would be to buy it on a 1-9 Likert scale.
a. What is the dependent variable?
b. What type of design does this study represent? Be sure to give its full name.
c. How many conditions would be possible?
d. How many main effects would be possible?
e. Are interactions possible?

Accepted Answer

As follows:
a. The rating of how likely

Question 11

How many conditions are in a 3 x 3 factorial experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12 
A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  9 
D)  12

Question 12

In order to tell if there is an interaction, you need to consider the

Accepted Answer

A)  row means 
B)  column means 
C)  cell means 
D)  printout of the statistics 
A)  row means 
B)  column means 
C)  cell means 
D)  printout of the statistics

Question 13

In a two-by-two factorial design, you find that the high level of caffeine paired with high level of sugar produces the most memory improvement. Your results show

Accepted Answer

A)  no interaction 
B)  a ceiling effect interaction 
C)  an antagonistic interaction 
D)  a synergistic interaction 
A)  no interaction 
B)  a ceiling effect interaction 
C)  an antagonistic interaction 
D)  a synergistic interaction

Question 14

In a study of preference for four different clothing styles, each participant is asked to evaluate all four styles in a reverse counterbalanced order. What type of design does this study represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-variable within-subjects design 
B)  one-variable between subjects design 
C)  between-subjects factorial design 
D)  mixed factori 
E)  al design 
A)  one-variable within-subjects design 
B)  one-variable between subjects design 
C)  between-subjects factorial design 
D)  mixed factori 
E)  al design

Question 15

The integration of oral burn spicy vs bland) and smell fish vs orange) was investigated in college freshmen. Each student tasted each combination of smell and burn. Then, they were given a preference test. The design of this experiment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Between subjects 
B)  Within subjects 
C)  Mixed 
D)  Quasi-experimental 
A)  Between subjects 
B)  Within subjects 
C)  Mixed 
D)  Quasi-experimental

Question 16

In a two-by-two mixed factorial design,

Accepted Answer

A)  Each subject experiences only one level of one independent variable and all levels of the other independent variable 
B)  Reliability is diminished 
C)  Each subject experiences all levels of both independent variables 
D)  Each subject experiences one level of each of the independent variables 
A)  Each subject experiences only one level of one independent variable and all levels of the other independent variable 
B)  Reliability is diminished 
C)  Each subject experiences all levels of both independent variables 
D)  Each subject experiences one level of each of the independent variables

Question 17

Which one of the following statements is always true when an interaction exists between the variables in a factorial design?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect of one independent variable depends, to some extent, on which level of the second variable is considered 
B)  One independent variable has an effect regardless of the level of a second variable 
C)  there is as least one significant main effect 
D)  all of these 
A)  the effect of one independent variable depends, to some extent, on which level of the second variable is considered 
B)  One independent variable has an effect regardless of the level of a second variable 
C)  there is as least one significant main effect 
D)  all of these

Question 18

There is an interaction if

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no main effect of either Variable A or Variable B 
B)  the effect of Variable A depends on whether there is a main effect of Variable B 
C)  there is a main effect of both Variable A and Variable B 
D)  the effect of Variable A depends on the level of B 
A)  there is no main effect of either Variable A or Variable B 
B)  the effect of Variable A depends on whether there is a main effect of Variable B 
C)  there is a main effect of both Variable A and Variable B 
D)  the effect of Variable A depends on the level of B

Question 19

If babies play longer with both red smooth and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue smooth and blue fuzzy toys), then

Accepted Answer

A)  You have a main effect of fuzziness 
B)  You have a main effect of color 
C)  You have an interaction between color and fuzziness 
D)  Fuzziness is a confounding variable and the results can't be believed 
A)  You have a main effect of fuzziness 
B)  You have a main effect of color 
C)  You have an interaction between color and fuzziness 
D)  Fuzziness is a confounding variable and the results can't be believed

Question 20

With a synergistic interaction,

Accepted Answer

A)  higher levels of one independent variable increases the effect of another independent variable 
B)  higher levels of one independent variable decrease another independent variable 
C)  there is a main effect of one independent variable but not the other 
D)  None of these are true. You can't interpret a synergistic interaction without knowing which independent variable you are talking about 
A)  higher levels of one independent variable increases the effect of another independent variable 
B)  higher levels of one independent variable decrease another independent variable 
C)  there is a main effect of one independent variable but not the other 
D)  None of these are true. You can't interpret a synergistic interaction without knowing which independent variable you are talking about

A factorial design that has at least one within-subject variable and one between-group variable is called a:

Single-factor experiments cannot use a _______________ design

f the results of an experiment show that the judge's decisions are affected when smiling occurs in a defendant who is attractive as opposed to when the defendant is unattractive or frowning), the results indicate

I If babies play longer with both blue and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue and red smooth toys), then

Which one of the following is not a good reason to employ a factorial design? To

This represents a ___________ design

An interaction in which two independent variables tend to reverse each other's effects is referred to as an)

The dependent variable is

The design can be described as a

How many conditions are in a 3 x 3 factorial experiment?

In order to tell if there is an interaction, you need to consider the

In a two-by-two factorial design, you find that the high level of caffeine paired with high level of sugar produces the most memory improvement. Your results show

In a study of preference for four different clothing styles, each participant is asked to evaluate all four styles in a reverse counterbalanced order. What type of design does this study represent?

The integration of oral burn spicy vs bland) and smell fish vs orange) was investigated in college freshmen. Each student tasted each combination of smell and burn. Then, they were given a preference test. The design of this experiment is:

In a two-by-two mixed factorial design,

Which one of the following statements is always true when an interaction exists between the variables in a factorial design?

There is an interaction if

If babies play longer with both red smooth and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue smooth and blue fuzzy toys), then

With a synergistic interaction,

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Variables

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, Part I: Observational,

Nonexperimental Research, Part Ii

True Experiments, Part 1 Single-Factor 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 11: True Experiments, Part 2 Factorial Designs

A factorial design that has at least one within-subject variable and one between-group variable is called a:

Single-factor experiments cannot use a _______________ design

f the results of an experiment show that the judge's decisions are affected when smiling occurs in a defendant who is attractive as opposed to when the defendant is unattractive or frowning), the results indicate

I If babies play longer with both blue and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue and red smooth toys), then

Which one of the following is not a good reason to employ a factorial design? To

This represents a ___________ design

An interaction in which two independent variables tend to reverse each other's effects is referred to as an)

The dependent variable is

The design can be described as a

How many conditions are in a 3 x 3 factorial experiment?

In order to tell if there is an interaction, you need to consider the

In a two-by-two factorial design, you find that the high level of caffeine paired with high level of sugar produces the most memory improvement. Your results show

In a study of preference for four different clothing styles, each participant is asked to evaluate all four styles in a reverse counterbalanced order. What type of design does this study represent?

The integration of oral burn spicy vs bland) and smell fish vs orange) was investigated in college freshmen. Each student tasted each combination of smell and burn. Then, they were given a preference test. The design of this experiment is:

In a two-by-two mixed factorial design,

Which one of the following statements is always true when an interaction exists between the variables in a factorial design?

There is an interaction if

If babies play longer with both red smooth and red fuzzy toys as opposed to both blue smooth and blue fuzzy toys), then

With a synergistic interaction,

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Variables

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, Part I: Observational,

Nonexperimental Research, Part Ii

True Experiments, Part 1 Single-Factor 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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