Question 1

The PRCA-24 includes only three dimensions including public speaking, small group, and interpersonal communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An abstract variable changes or differs over time or across situations or contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A researcher conducting an interview asks for her participants' ages. What type of variable is age?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Darla is working on a study examining physician-patient interactions. One of her questions asks, "How much time do you spend talking with your physician compared to an average patient?" She then gives participants the following possible choices: less than average, average, more than average. This question represents what variable level?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Pete and Jeremy work in two different divisions of a large corporation. Pete works in marketing, while Jeremy works in accounts payable. The two individuals represent what type of difference?

Accepted Answer

A) difference in kind 
B) difference of degree 
C) difference of statistics 
D) categorical difference 
A) difference in kind 
B) difference of degree 
C) difference of statistics 
D) categorical difference

Question 6

Sara wants to see if male and female scores on the Religious Communication Apprehension Scale are not the same. This would be an example of which kind of test?

Accepted Answer

A) Directive 
B) Relationship 
C) Reality 
D) Difference 
A) Directive 
B) Relationship 
C) Reality 
D) Difference

Question 7

Dependent variables are included in research studies to determine if the effects of change in an independent variable can cause change in an intervening variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Gregg is conducting a study using socioeconomic status (SES) as a variable. He categories SES into three groups: lower, middle, and upper. When entering his data, lower SES is entered as 1, middle SES as two, and upper SES as 3. What do the numbers 1, 2, & 3 represent?

Accepted Answer

A) variable attributes 
B) variable aspects 
C) variable essentialism 
D) variable values 
A) variable attributes 
B) variable aspects 
C) variable essentialism 
D) variable values

Question 9

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement.
-Negative Relationship

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Organizations. 
B) Numerical designation assigned to each variable. 
C) When a decrease in one variable corresponds to an increase in another variable. 
D) Communication Satisfaction or Self-Disclosure. 
E) Specific Categories of a variable. 
A) Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Organizations. 
B) Numerical designation assigned to each variable. 
C) When a decrease in one variable corresponds to an increase in another variable. 
D) Communication Satisfaction or Self-Disclosure. 
E) Specific Categories of a variable.

Question 10

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement.
-Variable Attribute

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Organizations. 
B) Numerical designation assigned to each variable. 
C) When a decrease in one variable corresponds to an increase in another variable. 
D) Communication Satisfaction or Self-Disclosure. 
E) Specific Categories of a variable. 
A) Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Organizations. 
B) Numerical designation assigned to each variable. 
C) When a decrease in one variable corresponds to an increase in another variable. 
D) Communication Satisfaction or Self-Disclosure. 
E) Specific Categories of a variable.

Question 11

Samantha creates the following scale to measure people's perceptions of the attractiveness of a new website:
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \begin{array}{c}
\text { Strongly } \
\text { Disagree }
\end{array} & \text { Disagree } & \text { Neutral } & \text { Agree } & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Strongly } \
\text { Agree }
\end{array} \
\hline 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \
\hline
\end{array}$  . I find the website very colorful.
_____2. The website was not aesthetically pleasing.
_____3. I found the website ugly.
_____4. I found the website pleasing to the eye.
What type of variable does her newly designed website attractive scale represent?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Explain dependent variable and independent variable. Provide an example in your explanation.

Accepted Answer

The dependent variable is the variable t

Question 13

Consider the following research hypothesis:
As the amount of television an individual watches increases, self-reports of health decrease.
Which variable is the independent variable in this research hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) health 
B) amount of television watched 
C) self-reports 
D) type of television show watched 
A) health 
B) amount of television watched 
C) self-reports 
D) type of television show watched

Question 14

Which of the following variables is an ordinal variable?

Accepted Answer

A) year in school 
B) biological sex 
C) communication apprehension 
D) age 
A) year in school 
B) biological sex 
C) communication apprehension 
D) age

Question 15

What is the difference between antecedent variables and intervening variables?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent variables and intervening var

Question 16

Bill is in the process of studying how accountants interact with one another in large firms. What is Bill's unit of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) individuals 
B) dyads 
C) groups 
D) organizations 
A) individuals 
B) dyads 
C) groups 
D) organizations

The PRCA-24 includes only three dimensions including public speaking, small group, and interpersonal communication.

An abstract variable changes or differs over time or across situations or contexts.

A researcher conducting an interview asks for her participants' ages. What type of variable is age?

Pete and Jeremy work in two different divisions of a large corporation. Pete works in marketing, while Jeremy works in accounts payable. The two individuals represent what type of difference?

Sara wants to see if male and female scores on the Religious Communication Apprehension Scale are not the same. This would be an example of which kind of test?

Dependent variables are included in research studies to determine if the effects of change in an independent variable can cause change in an intervening variable.

Gregg is conducting a study using socioeconomic status (SES) as a variable. He categories SES into three groups: lower, middle, and upper. When entering his data, lower SES is entered as 1, middle SES as two, and upper SES as 3. What do the numbers 1, 2, & 3 represent?

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Negative Relationship

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Variable Attribute

Explain dependent variable and independent variable. Provide an example in your explanation.

Consider the following research hypothesis: As the amount of television an individual watches increases, self-reports of health decrease. Which variable is the independent variable in this research hypothesis?

Which of the following variables is an ordinal variable?

What is the difference between antecedent variables and intervening variables?

Bill is in the process of studying how accountants interact with one another in large firms. What is Bill's unit of analysis?

An Introduction to Communication Research

Empirical Research

Research Ethics

Searching for Previous Research and American Psychological Association Style

Research Structure and Literature Reviews

Measurement

Reliability and Validity

Survey Research

Content Analysis

Experimental Design

Sampling Methods

Hypothesis Testing

Descriptive Statistics

Chi-Square 2 Test of Independence

Independent Samples T Tests

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Correlation

Regression

Presenting Research

Statistical Tests and Concepts in Research Analysis

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Exam 6: Variables

The PRCA-24 includes only three dimensions including public speaking, small group, and interpersonal communication.

An abstract variable changes or differs over time or across situations or contexts.

A researcher conducting an interview asks for her participants' ages. What type of variable is age?

Pete and Jeremy work in two different divisions of a large corporation. Pete works in marketing, while Jeremy works in accounts payable. The two individuals represent what type of difference?

Sara wants to see if male and female scores on the Religious Communication Apprehension Scale are not the same. This would be an example of which kind of test?

Dependent variables are included in research studies to determine if the effects of change in an independent variable can cause change in an intervening variable.

Gregg is conducting a study using socioeconomic status (SES) as a variable. He categories SES into three groups: lower, middle, and upper. When entering his data, lower SES is entered as 1, middle SES as two, and upper SES as 3. What do the numbers 1, 2, & 3 represent?

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Negative Relationship

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Variable Attribute

Explain dependent variable and independent variable. Provide an example in your explanation.

Consider the following research hypothesis: As the amount of television an individual watches increases, self-reports of health decrease. Which variable is the independent variable in this research hypothesis?

Which of the following variables is an ordinal variable?

What is the difference between antecedent variables and intervening variables?

Bill is in the process of studying how accountants interact with one another in large firms. What is Bill's unit of analysis?

An Introduction to Communication Research

Empirical Research

Research Ethics

Searching for Previous Research and American Psychological Association Style

Research Structure and Literature Reviews

Measurement

Reliability and Validity

Survey Research

Content Analysis

Experimental Design

Sampling Methods

Hypothesis Testing

Descriptive Statistics

Chi-Square 2 Test of Independence

Independent Samples T Tests

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Correlation

Regression

Presenting Research

Statistical Tests and Concepts in Research Analysis

Filters