Exam 6: Observational Research: the Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

Which of the following is the appropriate symbol for median?

Dr. Flores studies primate behavior during the day and at night. She spends a 24-hour period observing and coding all of the primates' behaviors in the captivity habitat. This would be an example of:

Charlese creates charts showing her teacher the number of times she referred to her notes, PowerPoint slides, textbook, flashcards, and classmates to study for the last three exams in the class. Charlese has unknowingly developed a(n):

Which of the following is the appropriate symbol for mean?

Dori scored a 52 on an accepted measurement of anxiety. Samson scored a 71 on the same measure. Their scores would be considered:

Artificially introducing a variable that is of interest to the researchers and then observing the consequences is a:

(Scenario III) How externally valid would you say the Bobo Doll Study is?

A 2008 study examining discipline practices among mothers and fathers suggests:

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of observational research?

Deliberately making children misbehave to observe parental reactions would be a(n) _____ research behavior.

Dr. Soto aims to improve the ecological validity of her future studies. She plans on addressing many study aspects, but notes that increasing which of the following would help her improve ecological validity?

Which of the following is the best description of a parent engaging in authoritative parenting?

Morris is conducting an experiment for class. He decides that he will inform his participants that they are being observed but will not tell them what exactly he is observing. This is an example of:

The extent to which a single researcher consistently codes a given variable refers to:

Which of the following is the appropriate symbol for mode?

Dr. Peltier wants his research assistants to be as unbiased as possible when coding observations of participants in an upcoming study on gender identity. One of the most effective means of ensuring limited biases is to conduct:

(Scenario III) Suppose Bandura was contemplating using a survey to assess observational learning in children. The survey would be administered to parents who would respond to true-false statements such as "When I get angry my child also gets angry" and "During periods of stress my child is likely to stay calm if I remain calm." Based on your text, what would be a good argument to persuade Bandura against asking his research question in this way?

According to the text, parents may feel enormous pressure from _____, which can influence their discipline practices.

Adrianne was cast on a reality baking competition show. Adrianne went fairly far in the competition, which recently aired. Adrianne's mother noted that she looked much more nervous and looked directly at the cameras more frequently during the first two episodes compared to the later episodes. During later episodes Adrianne appeared much more comfortable and "in the zone" during the baking challenges. What explains Adrianne's behavior?

If a researcher is more focused on the "why" rather than the "what" of behavior, they would most likely use what type of research design?