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

Which of the following is the most appropriate calculation to determine the level of agreement between two observers coding categorical items?

Dr. Mayhew was interested in adolescents' reaction to disappointment. At the beginning of a local rock concert, Dr. Mayhew had the announcer broadcast that the band would perform an encore performance. All of the adolescents continued to stand and wait for the encore performance following the formal conclusion of the concert. Approximately 60 minutes later the announcer broadcast that the band already left and was unable to perform. Trained observers were placed throughout the concert arena and recorded the reactions of the adolescents in the audience following the news of the cancelled encore performance. The best description for this would be a(n):

Catrina wants to determine which book on the summer reading list is most preferred by her students. She has collected data at the beginning of the school year for the last 3 years. What statistic should she use to show the most frequently reported preferred book?

Trinity has been recording the number of times she says "um" for the last 7 days to help improve her public-speaking grade. She recorded the following data for the last 7 days: 23, 27, 12, 10, 5, 5, 5. What is the approximate average number of times she says "um" over the 7-day period?

Dr. Izmen decided to conduct research multiple nights at the county fair. He decided to observe patrons on both weeknights and weekends, as well as in the afternoon, early evening, and late evening. He had research assistants throughout the fair, at different booths, noting observations about parenting behaviors and romantic relationship behaviors. He was able to collect data on a diverse sample in age, ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status. Dr. Izmen's study has:

Which of the following is NOT a descriptive statistic?

Kyra wanted to determine what types of monetary currency was used to pay for merchandise at a local bargain store. She noted there was an assorted use of currency including, but not limited to, dimes, quarters, $5 bills, $20 bills, and $100 bills. To easily explain the distribution of the selection of currency taken by the bargain store Kyra should use _____ to describe the data collected.

In a 2000 study investigating the relation between socioeconomic status and discipline, the researchers found that:

Which of the following would NOT be considered a situational factor?

The extent to which a particular study's findings are generalizable to the real-world is referred to as:

(Scenario II) The treatment condition in Scenario II is a:

Data for a given participant in a single observation research study is likely to be represented in a statistical dataset within a(n):

(Scenario III) Perhaps the inspiration for Bandura's study occurred when he was picking up his daughter from daycare and observed children behaving very aggressively. As a result, he began a systematic observation of aggression at the daycare center for one month. This type of research design answered _____, whereas the study described in Scenario III answered _____.

When a researcher is actively engaging and interacting with study volunteers while observing them, it's referred to as:

If concealment efforts are deemed justifiable and acceptable for the purposes of the specific research question, which setting would be considered an ethical medium for obtaining the data?

The consensus between two observers' ratings of the same event is referred to as:

A 2007 study that took place in _____ examined individuals' reactions to being the recipient of an insult during a train ride.

(Scenario II) According to Scenario II, most women ate three cookies. This represents which measure of central tendency?

(Scenario I) Having the sample comprised of individuals across the United States increased the _____ of the study described in Scenario I.

Dr. Pryor is continuing previous research on suicidality by interviewing families as to the occurrence of completed and attempted suicides in the last four generations. Dr. Pryor will most likely use: