Exam 10: Within-Subjects Design: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

In a _____ participants are repeatedly measured on the dependent variable over time.

Sabrina has been experiencing frequent migraines. Both Sabrina and her doctor are unable to determine potential triggers for her migraines. Sabrina's doctor suggests that she collect a variety of data points including mood, physical activity, environment, and time, among others. Sabrina was also asked to record in real time whether or not she experiences a migraine each day and describe the related symptoms. Sabrina's doctor is requesting the use of a:

Dr. Silva was discussing with his students the importance of conducting literature reviews while collecting information relevant to a current study. Dr. Silva noted that most recently he was searching for the _____ of "situational anxiety" and "parenting" to find relevant studies pertaining to his current research.

Individual differences are handled in between-subject designs by using:

Peter needs to conduct an initial assessment on all of his soccer players to see if they are in shape after a summer of no practices. Peter is conducting a:

Dr. Al-Jamil studies the relations among political affiliations, personality traits, educational attainment, and financial wealth. She recruited participants in the local area between the ages of 25 years and 55 years. During Dr. Al-Jamil's study the United States economy crashed and the dollar lost most of its value. This created a huge economic change for the entire country. What should Dr. Al-Jamil be most concerned with when reviewing her data prior to the crash and after the crash?

Dr. Fong has 10 experimental conditions that he is exposing participants to and needs to make sure that all experimental conditions are counterbalanced in such a way that each condition appears at every position in the counterbalancing sequence to reduce order effects. Dr. Fong is implementing which type of design?

Papacharissi and Mendelson (2007) conducted an exploratory study examining the relationship between reality appeal and the motivation to watch reality television shows. These researchers found that:

Which of the following is NOT a potential solution to order effects?

(Scenario I) The design described in Scenario I is best described as a _____ design.

Which of the following is a possible solution to a threat of internal validity?

Rosio needs to complete an initial assessment survey at her new doctor's office. The doctor is likely to use this data as a:

Leon has been struggling with the onset of early dementia. He is having a very hard time remembering his address, his grandchildren's names, and his daily routine. Leon was accepted into a clinical trial for a new drug to test its effectiveness compared with other medications on the market in slowing down the symptoms of dementia. Leon would transition to each medication group every 3 months. In each group Leon was initially assessed with periodic neurocognitive assessments to monitor any change. Leon was part of which type of research design?

Which of the following is NOT an identified advantage of a Latin square design?

According to researchers, voyeurism refers to:

_____ is a type of within-subjects design in which participants are exposed to each level of the independent variable and are measured on the dependent variable after each level.

Dr. Gustaf is known for his research in romantic partnerships and physical attractiveness. He recently decided to develop a new research study in which he has couples in different stages of their relationships (just met, recently dating, long-term relationship, newly engaged, newly married, married for more than five years, married for more than 10 years) monitor how physically attracted they are to their partner after implementation of different relationship assignments. Each participant couple is studied through these relationship levels. Dr. Gustaf's research would best be addressed by using which type of design?

If a researcher wants to complete an initial assessment of a group of participants, this is referred to as:

The Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used in the research study described in the chapter. The scale used 0 to 4 to range from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the scoring of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale?

If a significant result is yielded by a repeated-measures analysis of variance, _____ would be used to determine which levels of the independent variable significantly differ from each other.