Question 1

The experiment group is the group of participants not exposed to the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The most common type of reliability assessment is test-retest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A researcher assigns participants to receive a caffeinated or non-caffeinated beverage.The type of beverage is the subject variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following groups is not a treatment conditions in research?

Accepted Answer

A) experimental group 
B) control group 
C) subject variable group 
D) placebo control group 
A) experimental group 
B) control group 
C) subject variable group 
D) placebo control group

Question 5

Which of the following is not a typical treatment condition?

Accepted Answer

A) the group exposed to a caffeinated beverage 
B) the group exposed to nothing 
C) the group completing an alertness task 
D) the group exposed to a non-caffeinated beverage 
A) the group exposed to a caffeinated beverage 
B) the group exposed to nothing 
C) the group completing an alertness task 
D) the group exposed to a non-caffeinated beverage

Question 6

At the beginning of chapter 5 in the Are You Equipped exercise, the decision of the buyers served as the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Think about reliability and validity.Of the following definitions, which definition below fits least well?

Accepted Answer

A) the consistency of a measure to produce similar results on different occasions 
B) the accuracy of a measure to evaluate what it is supposed to measure 
C) saying with confidence that the observed change in the dependent variable is due the independent variable 
D) the extent to which obtained results can be generalized to other settings. 
A) the consistency of a measure to produce similar results on different occasions 
B) the accuracy of a measure to evaluate what it is supposed to measure 
C) saying with confidence that the observed change in the dependent variable is due the independent variable 
D) the extent to which obtained results can be generalized to other settings.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a subject variable?

Accepted Answer

A) gender of participant 
B) age of participant 
C) ethnicity of participant 
D) decision to buy product 
A) gender of participant 
B) age of participant 
C) ethnicity of participant 
D) decision to buy product

Question 9

The following terms are all examples of reliability measures: split-half, test-retest, internal consistency and parallel forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The independent variable is the variable being measured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most common type of reliability assessment is split-half.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A correlation coefficient of .80 in a measure is generally seen as reliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Reliability is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the consistency of a measure to produce similar results on different occasions. 
B) the accuracy of a measure to evaluate what it is supposed to measure. 
C) saying with confidence that the observed change in the dependent variable is due the independent variable. 
D) the extent to which obtained results can be generalized to other settings. 
A) the consistency of a measure to produce similar results on different occasions. 
B) the accuracy of a measure to evaluate what it is supposed to measure. 
C) saying with confidence that the observed change in the dependent variable is due the independent variable. 
D) the extent to which obtained results can be generalized to other settings.

Question 14

The control group is the group of participants __________.

Accepted Answer

A) directly exposed to the independent variable. 
B) not exposed to the independent variable. 
C) only briefly exposed to the independent variable. 
D) none of the above. 
A) directly exposed to the independent variable. 
B) not exposed to the independent variable. 
C) only briefly exposed to the independent variable. 
D) none of the above.

Question 15

__________ is a reliability assessment used when a research design calls for observations of an event.

Accepted Answer

A) Split-half method 
B) Interobserver reliability 
C) Internal consistency 
D) Test-retest 
A) Split-half method 
B) Interobserver reliability 
C) Internal consistency 
D) Test-retest

Question 16

__________ is a reliability assessment where a measure is divided into two halves and given to two groups of people.

Accepted Answer

A) Split-half method 
B) Parallel-forms 
C) Internal consistency 
D) Test-retest 
A) Split-half method 
B) Parallel-forms 
C) Internal consistency 
D) Test-retest

Question 17

Which of the following was an example of how the material in the chapter was applied to everyday life?

Accepted Answer

A) listening to classical music 
B) reducing the fear of flying 
C) driving while on the cell phone 
D) all of the above 
A) listening to classical music 
B) reducing the fear of flying 
C) driving while on the cell phone 
D) all of the above

Question 18

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 control group?

Accepted Answer

A) the participants exposed to Mozart's music 
B) the participants exposed to no music 
C) the participants completing the spatial problems tasks 
D) there was no control group 
A) the participants exposed to Mozart's music 
B) the participants exposed to no music 
C) the participants completing the spatial problems tasks 
D) there was no control group

Question 19

Consider the following example: a marketing researcher wants to know the influence of participants' gender on willingness to buy toothpaste.In this example, participants' gender is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) spurious variable. 
D) subject variable. 
A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) spurious variable. 
D) subject variable.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes a subject variable?

Accepted Answer

A) A subject variable can influence the results and is not manipulated by the researcher. 
B) A subject cannot influence the results and is not manipulated by the researcher. 
C) A subject variable can influence results and is manipulated by the researcher. 
D) A subject variable cannot influence results and is manipulated by the researcher. 
A) A subject variable can influence the results and is not manipulated by the researcher. 
B) A subject cannot influence the results and is not manipulated by the researcher. 
C) A subject variable can influence results and is manipulated by the researcher. 
D) A subject variable cannot influence results and is manipulated by the researcher.

The experiment group is the group of participants not exposed to the independent variable.

The most common type of reliability assessment is test-retest.

A researcher assigns participants to receive a caffeinated or non-caffeinated beverage.The type of beverage is the subject variable.

Which of the following groups is not a treatment conditions in research?

Which of the following is not a typical treatment condition?

At the beginning of chapter 5 in the Are You Equipped exercise, the decision of the buyers served as the independent variable.

Think about reliability and validity.Of the following definitions, which definition below fits least well?

Which of the following is not a subject variable?

The following terms are all examples of reliability measures: split-half, test-retest, internal consistency and parallel forms.

The independent variable is the variable being measured.

The most common type of reliability assessment is split-half.

A correlation coefficient of .80 in a measure is generally seen as reliable.

Reliability is __________.

The control group is the group of participants __________.

__________ is a reliability assessment used when a research design calls for observations of an event.

__________ is a reliability assessment where a measure is divided into two halves and given to two groups of people.

Which of the following was an example of how the material in the chapter was applied to everyday life?

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 control group?

Consider the following example: a marketing researcher wants to know the influence of participants' gender on willingness to buy toothpaste.In this example, participants' gender is the __________.

Which of the following statements best describes a subject variable?

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The experiment group is the group of participants not exposed to the independent variable.

The most common type of reliability assessment is test-retest.

A researcher assigns participants to receive a caffeinated or non-caffeinated beverage.The type of beverage is the subject variable.

Which of the following groups is not a treatment conditions in research?

Which of the following is not a typical treatment condition?

At the beginning of chapter 5 in the Are You Equipped exercise, the decision of the buyers served as the independent variable.

Think about reliability and validity.Of the following definitions, which definition below fits least well?

Which of the following is not a subject variable?

The following terms are all examples of reliability measures: split-half, test-retest, internal consistency and parallel forms.

The independent variable is the variable being measured.

The most common type of reliability assessment is split-half.

A correlation coefficient of .80 in a measure is generally seen as reliable.

Reliability is __________.

The control group is the group of participants __________.

__________ is a reliability assessment used when a research design calls for observations of an event.

__________ is a reliability assessment where a measure is divided into two halves and given to two groups of people.

Which of the following was an example of how the material in the chapter was applied to everyday life?

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 control group?

Consider the following example: a marketing researcher wants to know the influence of participants' gender on willingness to buy toothpaste.In this example, participants' gender is the __________.

Which of the following statements best describes a subject variable?

Psychology As a Science

Goals and Methods of Psychology

Ethics

Nonexperimental Research Methods

Hypothesis Testing

Selection of Variables, Operational Definitions, and Measurements Issues

Selection and Assignment of Participants

Controls and Threats to Interval Validity

Between Subjects Designs

Within Subjects Designs

Factorial Designs

Singe Case Designs

Hypothesis Testing Revisited and Interpreting Results

Apa Style: Sixth Edition

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