Question 1

An advantage of using a within-subjects design instead of a between-subjects design is

Accepted Answer

A) it is more economical in terms of participants 
B) more control over confounding variables. 
C) it reduces the chances of carryover effects. 
D) a and b 
E) all of these 
A) it is more economical in terms of participants 
B) more control over confounding variables. 
C) it reduces the chances of carryover effects. 
D) a and b 
E) all of these

Question 2

Experimental and observational strategies can be used together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Dr.Belair is studying the effects of noise exposure on the occurrence of headaches.He exposes 20 subjects to a constant noise in their work environment and asks them to record their headaches.The next week he uses the same subjects without exposing them to noise and measures the number of headaches the subject's record.
A.Independent variable noise/ no noise: dependent Variable is the number of headaches subject's experience A.What is Dr.Belair's independent variable & Dependent Variable?
B.She is using a within-subjects design B.What type of design is Dr.Belair using?

Accepted Answer

A.Independent variable noise/

Question 4

A statistical test led Dr.Jones to incorrectly decide that his independent variable had no affect on the dependent variable,when in fact it did.Dr.Jones committed a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Type I error 
B) Type II error 
C) no error 
D) 1-a 
E) none of these 
A) Type I error 
B) Type II error 
C) no error 
D) 1-a 
E) none of these

Question 5

In a within-subjects design the treatment and placebo conditions need to be ____________________to control for order effects.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a within-subjects design the treatment and...

Question 6

The major disadvantage of holding a variable constant is that it may restrict the _____ of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) meaning;random selection 
B) generalizability;results 
C) validity;variables 
D) size;sample 
A) meaning;random selection 
B) generalizability;results 
C) validity;variables 
D) size;sample

Question 7

With a(n)_____ variable,the values of the variable are "split up" between subjects instead of occurring completely within the same individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) confounding 
B) independent 
C) between-subjects 
D) within-subjects 
A) confounding 
B) independent 
C) between-subjects 
D) within-subjects

Question 8

In order to determine the correct statistical test to use for your experimental design there are 4 requirements.

Accepted Answer

1.Scale of measurement of Dependent vari

Question 9

It is entirely possible for two variables to be related to one another,but for no causal relationship to exist between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Between-subjects designs and within-subjects designs are both viable strategies when the _____ is _____ in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) independent variable;observational 
B) dependent variable;observational 
C) independent variable;experimental 
D) dependent variable;skewed 
A) independent variable;observational 
B) dependent variable;observational 
C) independent variable;experimental 
D) dependent variable;skewed

An advantage of using a within-subjects design instead of a between-subjects design is

Experimental and observational strategies can be used together.

A statistical test led Dr.Jones to incorrectly decide that his independent variable had no affect on the dependent variable,when in fact it did.Dr.Jones committed a(n)

In a within-subjects design the treatment and placebo conditions need to be ____________________to control for order effects.

The major disadvantage of holding a variable constant is that it may restrict the _ of the _.

With a(n)_____ variable,the values of the variable are "split up" between subjects instead of occurring completely within the same individuals.

In order to determine the correct statistical test to use for your experimental design there are 4 requirements.

It is entirely possible for two variables to be related to one another,but for no causal relationship to exist between them.

Between-subjects designs and within-subjects designs are both viable strategies when the _ is _ in nature.

Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries

Frequency and Probability Distributions

Percentiles percentile Ranks standard Scores and the Normal Distribution

Pearson Correlation and Regression: Descriptive Aspects

Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

Estimation and Sampling Distributions

Hypothesis Testing: Inferences About a Single Mean

Probability

Independent Groups T -Test

Correlated Groups T-Test

One-Way Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance

Pearson Correlation and Regression: Inferential Aspects

Chi-Square Test

Nonparametric Statistics

Two-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance

Overview and Extension: Statistical Tests for More Complex Designs

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Exam 9: Principles of Research Design and Statistical Preliminaries for Analyzing Bivariate Relationships

An advantage of using a within-subjects design instead of a between-subjects design is

Experimental and observational strategies can be used together.

A statistical test led Dr.Jones to incorrectly decide that his independent variable had no affect on the dependent variable,when in fact it did.Dr.Jones committed a(n)

In a within-subjects design the treatment and placebo conditions need to be ____________________to control for order effects.

The major disadvantage of holding a variable constant is that it may restrict the _____ of the _____.

With a(n)_____ variable,the values of the variable are "split up" between subjects instead of occurring completely within the same individuals.

In order to determine the correct statistical test to use for your experimental design there are 4 requirements.

It is entirely possible for two variables to be related to one another,but for no causal relationship to exist between them.

Between-subjects designs and within-subjects designs are both viable strategies when the _____ is _____ in nature.

Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries

Frequency and Probability Distributions

Percentiles percentile Ranks standard Scores and the Normal Distribution

Pearson Correlation and Regression: Descriptive Aspects

Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

Estimation and Sampling Distributions

Hypothesis Testing: Inferences About a Single Mean

Probability

Independent Groups T -Test

Correlated Groups T-Test

One-Way Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance

Pearson Correlation and Regression: Inferential Aspects

Chi-Square Test

Nonparametric Statistics

Two-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance

Overview and Extension: Statistical Tests for More Complex Designs

Filters

The major disadvantage of holding a variable constant is that it may restrict the _ of the _.

Between-subjects designs and within-subjects designs are both viable strategies when the _ is _ in nature.