Question 1

A major disadvantage of between subjects designs is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the effects of one treatment may alter the effectiveness of the other 
B)  subject differences may obscure treatment effects 
C)  one must use fewer independent variables 
D)  one can use only one dependent variable 
A)  the effects of one treatment may alter the effectiveness of the other 
B)  subject differences may obscure treatment effects 
C)  one must use fewer independent variables 
D)  one can use only one dependent variable

Question 2

Participants serve as their own controls in all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  counterbalanced designs 
B)  matched pairs designs 
C)  mixed designs 
D)  within-subjects designs 
A)  counterbalanced designs 
B)  matched pairs designs 
C)  mixed designs 
D)  within-subjects designs

Question 3

If you are interested in order effects, you should use

Accepted Answer

A)  a pure within-subjects design 
B)  a pure between subjects design 
C)  a counterbalanced design 
D)  a matched pairs design 
A)  a pure within-subjects design 
B)  a pure between subjects design 
C)  a counterbalanced design 
D)  a matched pairs design

Question 4

A major disadvantage of within-subjects designs is that

Accepted Answer

A)  they require more subjects 
B)  subject differences may obscure treatment effects 
C)  the effect of one treatment may alter the effectiveness of another 
D)  one must use fewer independent variables 
A)  they require more subjects 
B)  subject differences may obscure treatment effects 
C)  the effect of one treatment may alter the effectiveness of another 
D)  one must use fewer independent variables

Question 5

The matched pairs design establishes internal validity by

Accepted Answer

A)  matching 
B)  random assignment 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  matching 
B)  random assignment 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 6

Properly executed, the matched pairs design should have which of the following advantages over the simple experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  more internal validity 
B)  more power 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  more internal validity 
B)  more power 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 7

The matched pairs design has more power than the simple experimentbecause of

Accepted Answer

A)  matching 
B)  random assignment 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  matching 
B)  random assignment 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 8

You should never use a t test when analyzing data from a matched pairs design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A major disadvantage of between subjects designs is that

Participants serve as their own controls in all of the following EXCEPT:

If you are interested in order effects, you should use

A major disadvantage of within-subjects designs is that

The matched pairs design establishes internal validity by

Properly executed, the matched pairs design should have which of the following advantages over the simple experiment?

The matched pairs design has more power than the simple experimentbecause of

You should never use a t test when analyzing data from a matched pairs design.

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Generating Research Hypotheses

Reading and Evaluating Research

Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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Exam 13: Within-Subjects Designs

A major disadvantage of between subjects designs is that

Participants serve as their own controls in all of the following EXCEPT:

If you are interested in order effects, you should use

A major disadvantage of within-subjects designs is that

The matched pairs design establishes internal validity by

Properly executed, the matched pairs design should have which of the following advantages over the simple experiment?

The matched pairs design has more power than the simple experimentbecause of

You should never use a t test when analyzing data from a matched pairs design.

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Generating Research Hypotheses

Reading and Evaluating Research

Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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