Exam 9: Correlational Research Designs

A researcher is studying the relationship between a person's gender and his or her preference for three new premium television channels.Each participant is asked to choose the one channel that he or she prefers.The researcher will use which of the following statistical tests?

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Question 21

Structural equation analysis is a technique that can be used to

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Question 22

Anita has collected a large correlation matrix in which each of several conceptual variables has been measured more than once.She wishes to assess both the reliability of her measurements and the correlations among the conceptual variables in one analysis.Which of the following statistical procedures is appropriate?

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Question 23

Wisneski, Lytle, and Skitka (2009) correlated measured religiosity and measured moral conviction with measured trust in authority.The researchers found that highly relious people showed _ trust in authority whereas the highly moral people showed trust in authoiry.

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Question 24

If we find that there is a positive correlation between variable x and variable y, which of the following is true?

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Question 25

A contingency table is a table that

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Question 26

Which of the following r values shows the strongest correlation between two variables?

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Question 27

A correlational study with two predictor variables and one outcome variable will be analyzed using which of the following statistics?

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Question 28

In a correlational research design, Jonas finds that r = .82.Jonas's data demonstrates which of the following?

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Question 29

When the light level of a computer screen is moderate, task performance scores are high.When the light level of the computer screen is either very low or very high, task performance scores are low.The relationship between the light level and performance is

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Question 30

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the relationship between two nominal variables?

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Question 31

Jason finds a correlation of .85 between monthly homicide rates and monthly ice cream sales.However, he believes that the correlation is caused by monthly changes in temperature.In this case, temperature represents a(n) _____ variable.

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Question 32

If the correlation between variables x and y is r = .50, then the effect size is

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Question 33

Which part of the correlation matrix is usually included in the research report?

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Question 34

Which of the following is true about correlational research designs?

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Question 35

A scientist hypothesizes that divorce can lead to depression and that depression can then lead to poor physical health.In this case, depression can be considered

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Question 36

Wisneski, Lytle, and Skitka (2009) assessed the associations among measured religiosity, measured moral conviction, and measured trust in authority.The researchers used an analysis that controlled for the influence of each of the predictor variables on the outcome measure.Which of the following statistical analysis did they use?

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Question 37

A linear relationship that moves from the top left corner of the scatterplot to the lower right corner of the scatterplot would be which of the following?

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Question 38

A researcher finds that height and intelligence are correlated in children.The age of the child is probably which of the following?

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Question 39

Consider the following relationship between violent material and aggressive behavior: Violent TV arousal aggressive behavior.In this case, arousal can be described as a

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A researcher is studying the relationship between a person's gender and his or her preference for three new premium television channels.Each participant is asked to choose the one channel that he or she prefers.The researcher will use which of the following statistical tests?

Structural equation analysis is a technique that can be used to

Wisneski, Lytle, and Skitka (2009) correlated measured religiosity and measured moral conviction with measured trust in authority.The researchers found that highly relious people showed _ trust in authority whereas the highly moral people showed trust in authoiry.

If we find that there is a positive correlation between variable x and variable y, which of the following is true?

A contingency table is a table that

Which of the following r values shows the strongest correlation between two variables?

A correlational study with two predictor variables and one outcome variable will be analyzed using which of the following statistics?

In a correlational research design, Jonas finds that r = .82.Jonas's data demonstrates which of the following?

When the light level of a computer screen is moderate, task performance scores are high.When the light level of the computer screen is either very low or very high, task performance scores are low.The relationship between the light level and performance is

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the relationship between two nominal variables?

Jason finds a correlation of .85 between monthly homicide rates and monthly ice cream sales.However, he believes that the correlation is caused by monthly changes in temperature.In this case, temperature represents a(n) _____ variable.

If the correlation between variables x and y is r = .50, then the effect size is

Which part of the correlation matrix is usually included in the research report?

Which of the following is true about correlational research designs?

A scientist hypothesizes that divorce can lead to depression and that depression can then lead to poor physical health.In this case, depression can be considered

A linear relationship that moves from the top left corner of the scatterplot to the lower right corner of the scatterplot would be which of the following?

A researcher finds that height and intelligence are correlated in children.The age of the child is probably which of the following?

Consider the following relationship between violent material and aggressive behavior: Violent TV arousal aggressive behavior.In this case, arousal can be described as a

Introduction to Research and Research Designs

The Research Hypothesis

Ethics in Research

Measures

Reliability and Validity

Surveys and Sampling

Naturalistic Methods

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

Experimental Research: One-Way Designs

Experimental Research: Factorial Designs

Experimental Control and Internal Validity

External Validity

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Reporting Research Results

Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics

Bivariate Statistics

Multivariate Statistics

Filters

Exam 9: Correlational Research Designs

A researcher is studying the relationship between a person's gender and his or her preference for three new premium television channels.Each participant is asked to choose the one channel that he or she prefers.The researcher will use which of the following statistical tests?

Structural equation analysis is a technique that can be used to

Wisneski, Lytle, and Skitka (2009) correlated measured religiosity and measured moral conviction with measured trust in authority.The researchers found that highly relious people showed _____ trust in authority whereas the highly moral people showed ____ trust in authoiry.

If we find that there is a positive correlation between variable x and variable y, which of the following is true?

A contingency table is a table that

Which of the following r values shows the strongest correlation between two variables?

A correlational study with two predictor variables and one outcome variable will be analyzed using which of the following statistics?

In a correlational research design, Jonas finds that r = .82.Jonas's data demonstrates which of the following?

When the light level of a computer screen is moderate, task performance scores are high.When the light level of the computer screen is either very low or very high, task performance scores are low.The relationship between the light level and performance is

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the relationship between two nominal variables?

Jason finds a correlation of .85 between monthly homicide rates and monthly ice cream sales.However, he believes that the correlation is caused by monthly changes in temperature.In this case, temperature represents a(n) _____ variable.

If the correlation between variables x and y is r = .50, then the effect size is

Which part of the correlation matrix is usually included in the research report?

Which of the following is true about correlational research designs?

A scientist hypothesizes that divorce can lead to depression and that depression can then lead to poor physical health.In this case, depression can be considered

A linear relationship that moves from the top left corner of the scatterplot to the lower right corner of the scatterplot would be which of the following?

A researcher finds that height and intelligence are correlated in children.The age of the child is probably which of the following?

Consider the following relationship between violent material and aggressive behavior: Violent TV arousal aggressive behavior.In this case, arousal can be described as a

Introduction to Research and Research Designs

The Research Hypothesis

Ethics in Research

Measures

Reliability and Validity

Surveys and Sampling

Naturalistic Methods

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

Experimental Research: One-Way Designs

Experimental Research: Factorial Designs

Experimental Control and Internal Validity

External Validity

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Reporting Research Results

Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics

Bivariate Statistics

Multivariate Statistics

Filters

Wisneski, Lytle, and Skitka (2009) correlated measured religiosity and measured moral conviction with measured trust in authority.The researchers found that highly relious people showed _ trust in authority whereas the highly moral people showed trust in authoiry.