Question 1

Collecting Survey Data Researchers should ____ when asking sensitive questions in face-
To-face interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) adjust their tone of voice to each subject 
B) establish trust 
C) maintain a detached appearance 
D) vary the way you ask questions 
A) adjust their tone of voice to each subject 
B) establish trust 
C) maintain a detached appearance 
D) vary the way you ask questions B

Question 2

Constructing Surveys Select the open-ended question from the list below.

Accepted Answer

A) Do your parents use e-mail? 
B) Rate your campus social life from 1 to 10. 
C) Should fetal tissue research be banned? 
D) What do you like most about your best friend? 
A) Do your parents use e-mail? 
B) Rate your campus social life from 1 to 10. 
C) Should fetal tissue research be banned? 
D) What do you like most about your best friend? D

Question 3

Measuring Responses In the play, "The Devil and Daniel Webster," Webster agreed to plead for his
Client's soul before a jury composed of "the quick and the dead." His criteria
For jury selection implied a ____ scale of measurement.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data A reliable survey should possess all of these qualities except:

Accepted Answer

A) Responses to similar questions in the survey should be consistent. 
B) The survey should generate very similar responses across different survey-givers. 
C) The survey should generate very similar responses if given to the same person multiple times. 
D) The survey should measure what you want it to measure. 
A) Responses to similar questions in the survey should be consistent. 
B) The survey should generate very similar responses across different survey-givers. 
C) The survey should generate very similar responses if given to the same person multiple times. 
D) The survey should measure what you want it to measure.

Question 5

Constructing Surveys Select the closed question from the following choices.

Accepted Answer

A) Describe your most interesting class. 
B) How do you use the internet? 
C) How many netbooks does your family own? 
D) What are your best features? 
A) Describe your most interesting class. 
B) How do you use the internet? 
C) How many netbooks does your family own? 
D) What are your best features?

Question 6

Nonprobability Sampling Maggie is asked by her editor to interview 20 students, 10 men and 10
Women, because the student body has equal numbers of men and women.
There are no constraints on how she selects her interview subjects.She
Approaches and interviews students until she has talked to all 20 students.
Which sampling method did Maggie use?

Accepted Answer

A) convenience sampling 
B) purposive sampling 
C) quota sampling 
D) stratified random sampling 
A) convenience sampling 
B) purposive sampling 
C) quota sampling 
D) stratified random sampling

Question 7

Nonprobability Sampling Which must be reported when discussing a sample?

Accepted Answer

A) how the sample was selected 
B) participant age, gender, and ethnicity 
C) subject dropout from study 
D) all of these 
A) how the sample was selected 
B) participant age, gender, and ethnicity 
C) subject dropout from study 
D) all of these

Question 8

Important Considerations for Survey Items The tendency to choose "B" on a multiple-choice test when unsure about
The answer illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) nay-saying. 
B) position preference. 
C) reactivity. 
D) yea-saying. 
A) nay-saying. 
B) position preference. 
C) reactivity. 
D) yea-saying.

Question 9

Probability Sampling ____ is the most basic form of probability sampling.In this method,
We select a portion of the whole population in an unbiased way.

Accepted Answer

A) Cluster sampling 
B) Simple random sampling 
C) Stratified random sampling 
D) Systematic random sampling 
A) Cluster sampling 
B) Simple random sampling 
C) Stratified random sampling 
D) Systematic random sampling

Question 10

Important Considerations for Survey Items One way to control for response style when designing a questionnaire with
Yes/no items is to

Accepted Answer

A) construct items with comparable social desirability. 
B) discard all yes responses for yea-sayers and all no responses for nay-sayers. 
C) emphasize the manifest content of the questions in the instructions. 
D) phrase questions so that a high score requires both yes and no answers. 
A) construct items with comparable social desirability. 
B) discard all yes responses for yea-sayers and all no responses for nay-sayers. 
C) emphasize the manifest content of the questions in the instructions. 
D) phrase questions so that a high score requires both yes and no answers.

Question 11

Important Considerations for Survey Items Some students always guess the answers to exam questions they are unsure
Of while others leave such questions blank.These students differ in

Accepted Answer

A) concern about social desirability. 
B) position preference. 
C) response set. 
D) willingness to answer. 
A) concern about social desirability. 
B) position preference. 
C) response set. 
D) willingness to answer.

Question 12

Nonprobability Sampling Which nonprobability sampling method is probably used most often?

Accepted Answer

A) cluster sampling 
B) convenience sampling 
C) quota sampling 
D) simple random sampling 
A) cluster sampling 
B) convenience sampling 
C) quota sampling 
D) simple random sampling

Question 13

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data When your questionnaire contains sensitive items that might trigger a social
Desirability response set, you might

Accepted Answer

A) include a few buffer items. 
B) include a few Crowne and Marlowe (1964) scale items. 
C) include a nonsense question to identify untruthfulness. 
D) include a few Crowne and Marlowe (1964) scale items or a nonsense question. 
A) include a few buffer items. 
B) include a few Crowne and Marlowe (1964) scale items. 
C) include a nonsense question to identify untruthfulness. 
D) include a few Crowne and Marlowe (1964) scale items or a nonsense question.

Question 14

Probability Sampling The main advantage of cluster sampling is that

Accepted Answer

A) a researcher can efficiently sample data from relatively few locations. 
B) a researcher can obtain all experimental subjects from one cluster. 
C) it provides a more representative sample than stratified random sampling. 
D) subjects within clusters may share similar economic status, education, ethnicity, and age. 
A) a researcher can efficiently sample data from relatively few locations. 
B) a researcher can obtain all experimental subjects from one cluster. 
C) it provides a more representative sample than stratified random sampling. 
D) subjects within clusters may share similar economic status, education, ethnicity, and age.

Question 15

Survey Research Experimenters often obtain subject opinions in field studies by using

Accepted Answer

A) archival methods. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) surveys. 
D) systematic observation. 
A) archival methods. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) surveys. 
D) systematic observation.

Question 16

Probability Sampling Researchers often prefer ____ when a population is known to contain
Distinct subgroups.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster sampling 
B) simple random sampling 
C) stratified random sampling 
D) systematic random sampling 
A) cluster sampling 
B) simple random sampling 
C) stratified random sampling 
D) systematic random sampling

Question 17

Sampling Wyatt randomly selects every tenth name from his fraternity roster to monitor
An upcoming date party.The chosen members constitute a ____ or subset
Of the population from which they were drawn.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) cohort 
C) factor 
D) sample 
A) cluster 
B) cohort 
C) factor 
D) sample

Question 18

Important Considerations for Survey Items Immediately after designing questions for an inventory, you should

Accepted Answer

A) ask subjects to read and respond to each question. 
B) ask subjects to rate question difficulty. 
C) ask subjects which problems made a question difficult to answer. 
D) read each question out loud to yourself. 
A) ask subjects to read and respond to each question. 
B) ask subjects to rate question difficulty. 
C) ask subjects which problems made a question difficult to answer. 
D) read each question out loud to yourself.

Question 19

Nonprobability Sampling Igor was fascinated by alien abduction stories and wanted to administer a
Survey to people who claim to be abductees.Since this is a unique
Population, he asked abductees for help in locating additional subjects.Igor
Used

Accepted Answer

A) convenience sampling. 
B) purposive sampling. 
C) quota sampling. 
D) snowball sampling. 
A) convenience sampling. 
B) purposive sampling. 
C) quota sampling. 
D) snowball sampling.

Question 20

Nonprobability Sampling Statisticians prefer probability samples over nonprobability samples because
They

Accepted Answer

A) are less time consuming. 
B) are normally distributed. 
C) increase the internal validity of our studies. 
D) often better represent the population of interest. 
A) are less time consuming. 
B) are normally distributed. 
C) increase the internal validity of our studies. 
D) often better represent the population of interest.

Collecting Survey Data Researchers should ____ when asking sensitive questions in face- To-face interviews.

Constructing Surveys Select the open-ended question from the list below.

Measuring Responses In the play, "The Devil and Daniel Webster," Webster agreed to plead for his Client's soul before a jury composed of "the quick and the dead." His criteria For jury selection implied a ____ scale of measurement.

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data A reliable survey should possess all of these qualities except:

Constructing Surveys Select the closed question from the following choices.

Nonprobability Sampling Which must be reported when discussing a sample?

Important Considerations for Survey Items The tendency to choose "B" on a multiple-choice test when unsure about The answer illustrates

Probability Sampling ____ is the most basic form of probability sampling.In this method, We select a portion of the whole population in an unbiased way.

Important Considerations for Survey Items One way to control for response style when designing a questionnaire with Yes/no items is to

Important Considerations for Survey Items Some students always guess the answers to exam questions they are unsure Of while others leave such questions blank.These students differ in

Nonprobability Sampling Which nonprobability sampling method is probably used most often?

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data When your questionnaire contains sensitive items that might trigger a social Desirability response set, you might

Probability Sampling The main advantage of cluster sampling is that

Survey Research Experimenters often obtain subject opinions in field studies by using

Probability Sampling Researchers often prefer ____ when a population is known to contain Distinct subgroups.

Sampling Wyatt randomly selects every tenth name from his fraternity roster to monitor An upcoming date party.The chosen members constitute a ____ or subset Of the population from which they were drawn.

Important Considerations for Survey Items Immediately after designing questions for an inventory, you should

Nonprobability Sampling Igor was fascinated by alien abduction stories and wanted to administer a Survey to people who claim to be abductees.Since this is a unique Population, he asked abductees for help in locating additional subjects.Igor Used

Nonprobability Sampling Statisticians prefer probability samples over nonprobability samples because They

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Writing the Research Report

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Exam 4: Alternatives to Experimentation: Surveys and Interviews

Collecting Survey Data Researchers should ____ when asking sensitive questions in face- To-face interviews.

Constructing Surveys Select the open-ended question from the list below.

Measuring Responses In the play, "The Devil and Daniel Webster," Webster agreed to plead for his Client's soul before a jury composed of "the quick and the dead." His criteria For jury selection implied a ____ scale of measurement.

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data A reliable survey should possess all of these qualities except:

Constructing Surveys Select the closed question from the following choices.

Nonprobability Sampling Which must be reported when discussing a sample?

Important Considerations for Survey Items The tendency to choose "B" on a multiple-choice test when unsure about The answer illustrates

Probability Sampling ____ is the most basic form of probability sampling.In this method, We select a portion of the whole population in an unbiased way.

Important Considerations for Survey Items One way to control for response style when designing a questionnaire with Yes/no items is to

Important Considerations for Survey Items Some students always guess the answers to exam questions they are unsure Of while others leave such questions blank.These students differ in

Nonprobability Sampling Which nonprobability sampling method is probably used most often?

Evaluating Surveys and Survey Data When your questionnaire contains sensitive items that might trigger a social Desirability response set, you might

Probability Sampling The main advantage of cluster sampling is that

Survey Research Experimenters often obtain subject opinions in field studies by using

Probability Sampling Researchers often prefer ____ when a population is known to contain Distinct subgroups.

Sampling Wyatt randomly selects every tenth name from his fraternity roster to monitor An upcoming date party.The chosen members constitute a ____ or subset Of the population from which they were drawn.

Important Considerations for Survey Items Immediately after designing questions for an inventory, you should

Nonprobability Sampling Igor was fascinated by alien abduction stories and wanted to administer a Survey to people who claim to be abductees.Since this is a unique Population, he asked abductees for help in locating additional subjects.Igor Used

Nonprobability Sampling Statisticians prefer probability samples over nonprobability samples because They

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Writing the Research Report

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