Exam 7: Selection of Variables, Operational Definitions, and Measurements Issues

A researcher asking participants about their ethnicity is using an ordinal scale.

James is conducting a study on the type of leadership style i.e., democratic or autocratic) a person has and the influence that style has on employee satisfaction.He plans on measuring satisfaction using a 10 question survey where participants respond on a 5-point scale.How many levels of the independent variable were there in this study?

Which of the following is not a type of measure for a dependent variable covered in the textbook?

There are several types of measures for dependent variables.Attitudinal measures ________.

The number of conditions for a specific independent variable is called the ________.

The number of levels or conditions of an independent variable are limited to two per study.

A ratio scale classifies data on a scale that assumes equal distance between numbers and has a

An interval scale classifies data on a scale that assumes equal distance between numbers.

James is conducting a study on the type of leadership style i.e., democratic or autocratic) a person has and the influence that style has on employee satisfaction.He plans on measuring satisfaction using a 10 question survey where participants respond on a 5-point scale.What is the dependent variable in this study?

In the Are You Equipped Now? Section at the end of the chapter, a study on the Olympics was discussed.What kind of scale was used to determine where participants watched the Olympics?

The variable that is measured in a study to look for a change is called the dependent variable.

In the textbook, a study on monitor size was described.Specifically, the researchers wanted to know if monitor size 17, 19, & 21 inches) influenced participant's reaction time on a task.How many levels of the independent variable were there in this study?

When assessing a variable, it is not important to define how the concept or idea will be measured.

The sum of the number of times a person/group responds to a question represents which type of way to assess a measure?

When your professor keeps track of your daily attendance in class, it is a type of physiological measure.

When a researcher classifies data on a scale that assumes equal distance and has a a true zero, the researcher is using an)_______scale.

There are several types of measures for dependent variables.Physiological measures________ .

Callie is studying the likelihood that college students will take 8am classes.To look at this likelihood, Callie has students respond on a 7-point scale, where 1 is "not at all likely" and 7 is "very likely." Callie is using an)________ scale to look at the likelihood of college students taking 8am classes.

Samantha is conducting a study on the decision making processes an individual goes through when buying items.Specifically, Samantha is measuring the attributes and mental connections made when making a purchase.Samantha is collecting ________measures for her dependent variable.

The independent variable is the variable manipulated in a study.