Exam 2: Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that control is achieved in research studies?

Descriptive statistics summarize the results of a study with summary statistics such as means and standard deviations.

Procedures that allow researchers to rule out certain explanations for results other than the hypotheses they wish to test are referred to as __________ procedures.

_________ refers to the inferences that are made about what an observed score measures or represents.

You want to know if part-time employees become more or less happy with their employment over time.Thus,you give a questionnaire to 100 new hires and four months later give the same questionnaire to the same employees.What type of research design have you used?

The major advantage of the experiment is the ability to

When a variable explains the relationship between two other variables it is referred to as a

Experience sampling differs from longitudinal designs because experience sampling…

As an I/O research psychologist you chose the subjects of your investigation through a nonsystematic method;you have used which of the following methods?

At Qzork each applicant is interviewed by two different managers who then rate each job candidate on a series of competencies.If you compare how well these two managers agree on their ratings of each applicant you are measuring

As a research psychologist you conduct a study that examines the effect of offering a benefits package on job satisfaction.In this study a group of new employees is offered a benefits package;another group is not.Which is the control group?

To study the effects of pay on performance you pay some people $10/hour and others $20/hour.You use both male and female employees,but all of them have high ability.Which of the following is a control variable?