Exam 3: Thinking Like a Researcher

Rachel is interested in learning the effect of using a celebrity endorsement on sales.The presence or absence of a celebrity endorsement is the _____ variable.

Recently,several studies have sought to measure the extent of binge drinking among college students.Explain the meaning of an operational definition and develop a good operational definition for binge drinking.

_____ is the process by which we test whether a hypothesis is capable of explaining the fact.

Jack observes his neighbor's purchase behavior with new automobiles.His neighbor purchases a new car every year and always seems to have a nicer model than the year before.Jack thinks the dealership must sell to his neighbor's fascination with new car styles.In this example,interest in new car styles is a _____.

To be categorized as a customer,an individual must have a history of shopping at the establishment at least twice prior to the start of the study with expenditures of more than $10.This is an example of a(n)_____.

James is entering data on client gender.Because the values entered reflect male or female,this variable is _____.

Which variable listed below is the variable measured,predicted,or otherwise monitored and expected to be affected by manipulation of another variable?

Which of the following is an explanatory hypothesis?

Which variable listed below is the variable manipulated by the researcher,thereby causing an effect on another variable?

A variable that is assumed or excluded from a research study is a(n)_____ variable.

Which term listed below refers to a representation of a system constructed to study some aspect of that system or the system as a whole?

A _____ is an image or abstract idea specifically invented for a given research and/or theory-building purpose.

Which of the following is another term for independent variable?

A customer is defined as a patron and a patron is defined as a client of an establishment.This is an example of a(n)_____.