Question 1

Which correlation coefficient indicates a positive relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  +1.2 
B)  0.8 
C)  -0.8 
D)  1.96 
A)  +1.2 
B)  0.8 
C)  -0.8 
D)  1.96

Question 2

When researchers want an explanation for the differences in data, they would use ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  the correlation coefficient 
D)  the method of limited decisions 
A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  the correlation coefficient 
D)  the method of limited decisions

Question 3

Which correlation coefficient demonstrates the strongest relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  +0.5 
B)  -0.7 
C)  +1.2 
D)  -3.2 
A)  +0.5 
B)  -0.7 
C)  +1.2 
D)  -3.2

Question 4

When writing a Results section, according to the authors, you should first ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remind the reader of the initial question of the study posed in the introduction 
B)  review prior results stemming from previous research 
C)  review the hypotheses 
D)  present results that directly address the question and alternative answers 
A)  remind the reader of the initial question of the study posed in the introduction 
B)  review prior results stemming from previous research 
C)  review the hypotheses 
D)  present results that directly address the question and alternative answers

Question 5

The correlation coefficient is a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  measure of variability 
B)  measure of central tendency 
C)  parameter 
D)  measure of a relationship between two or more variables 
A)  measure of variability 
B)  measure of central tendency 
C)  parameter 
D)  measure of a relationship between two or more variables

Question 6

Psychologists want to be able to do two things with the data they collect. The first is to summarize the information from a study or experiment. To do this, they use _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  univariate statistics 
D)  multivariate statistics 
A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  univariate statistics 
D)  multivariate statistics

Question 7

Saundra collected a data set. She wanted to understand how spread out the scores were. What were the highest and lowest scores? Were the scores tightly concentrated? Saundra went to her psychology professor who told her that she should study up on ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  measures of central tendency 
B)  measures of parameters 
C)  measures of probability 
D)  measures of variability 
A)  measures of central tendency 
B)  measures of parameters 
C)  measures of probability 
D)  measures of variability

Question 8

The mean, median, and mode are ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  measures of central tendency 
B)  measures of variability 
C)  characteristics of a normal distribution, but not a skewed distribution 
D)  characteristics of a skewed distribution, but not a normal distribution 
A)  measures of central tendency 
B)  measures of variability 
C)  characteristics of a normal distribution, but not a skewed distribution 
D)  characteristics of a skewed distribution, but not a normal distribution

Question 9

A lopsided distribution in which scores cluster at the high or low end of the distribution is referred to as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  normal 
B)  bimodal 
C)  skewed 
D)  standard 
A)  normal 
B)  bimodal 
C)  skewed 
D)  standard

Question 10

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  77 
B)  75 
C)  36 
D)  76 
A)  77 
B)  75 
C)  36 
D)  76

Question 11

The first step in organizing raw data is to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  get a measure of the central tendency 
B)  establish the range 
C)  construct a frequency distribution 
D)  identify standard deviation 
A)  get a measure of the central tendency 
B)  establish the range 
C)  construct a frequency distribution 
D)  identify standard deviation

Question 12

In their application of the QALMRI method to studying whether mental practice can change subsequent golf putting, your text authors offer which of the following alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental practice will rarely improve putting. 
B)  Mental practice might not have any effect on putting. 
C)  Mental practice hurts putting when participants imagine successfully tapping the ball into the hole but actually improves performance when they imagine tapping the ball so that it misses the hole. 
D)  Mental practice is unrelated to putting because that is a physical action. 
A)  Mental practice will rarely improve putting. 
B)  Mental practice might not have any effect on putting. 
C)  Mental practice hurts putting when participants imagine successfully tapping the ball into the hole but actually improves performance when they imagine tapping the ball so that it misses the hole. 
D)  Mental practice is unrelated to putting because that is a physical action.

Question 13

Which correlation coefficient indicates a negative relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  +1.2 
B)  0.8 
C)  -0.8 
D)  -1.96 
A)  +1.2 
B)  0.8 
C)  -0.8 
D)  -1.96

Question 14

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the median?

Accepted Answer

A)  77 
B)  75 
C)  36 
D)  76 
A)  77 
B)  75 
C)  36 
D)  76

Question 15

Your study's hypothesis will tend to be initially found in a research paper's ________ section.

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduction 
B)  Methods 
C)  Results 
D)  Discussion 
A)  Introduction 
B)  Methods 
C)  Results 
D)  Discussion

Question 16

Dr. Starr gives 10-question quizzes in her psychology class. When she returns quizzes, she puts on the board how many people scored a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. This is called a ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  normal curve 
B)  frequency distribution 
C)  frequency polygon 
D)  histogram 
A)  normal curve 
B)  frequency distribution 
C)  frequency polygon 
D)  histogram

Question 17

Your text authors suggest that the QALMRI method can serve the practical purpose(s) of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly solving statistical related questions 
B)  determining the validity of a study only 
C)  understanding the meaning of a research study only 
D)  understanding the meaning of a research study and for reporting your own research 
A)  quickly solving statistical related questions 
B)  determining the validity of a study only 
C)  understanding the meaning of a research study only 
D)  understanding the meaning of a research study and for reporting your own research

Question 18

The "Q" in the QALMRI method stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  quiz 
B)  query 
C)  question 
D)  quintessential 
A)  quiz 
B)  query 
C)  question 
D)  quintessential

Question 19

The Discussion section of a research paper tends to be associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  presentation of data 
B)  inferences 
C)  a description of what was done 
D)  the general logic of a study 
A)  presentation of data 
B)  inferences 
C)  a description of what was done 
D)  the general logic of a study

Question 20

Descriptive statistics are used to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  summarize data from a sample 
B)  decide if two sample groups are different from each other 
C)  decide if two variables are related to each other 
D)  determine if an experimental design has high reliability 
A)  summarize data from a sample 
B)  decide if two sample groups are different from each other 
C)  decide if two variables are related to each other 
D)  determine if an experimental design has high reliability

Which correlation coefficient indicates a positive relationship?

When researchers want an explanation for the differences in data, they would use ______________.

Which correlation coefficient demonstrates the strongest relationship?

When writing a Results section, according to the authors, you should first ________.

The correlation coefficient is a ________________.

Psychologists want to be able to do two things with the data they collect. The first is to summarize the information from a study or experiment. To do this, they use _________.

Saundra collected a data set. She wanted to understand how spread out the scores were. What were the highest and lowest scores? Were the scores tightly concentrated? Saundra went to her psychology professor who told her that she should study up on ________________.

The mean, median, and mode are ______________.

A lopsided distribution in which scores cluster at the high or low end of the distribution is referred to as ______________.

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the mean?

The first step in organizing raw data is to ______________.

In their application of the QALMRI method to studying whether mental practice can change subsequent golf putting, your text authors offer which of the following alternatives?

Which correlation coefficient indicates a negative relationship?

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the median?

Your study's hypothesis will tend to be initially found in a research paper's ________ section.

Dr. Starr gives 10-question quizzes in her psychology class. When she returns quizzes, she puts on the board how many people scored a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. This is called a ______________.

Your text authors suggest that the QALMRI method can serve the practical purpose(s) of ________.

The "Q" in the QALMRI method stands for ________.

The Discussion section of a research paper tends to be associated with ________.

Descriptive statistics are used to ______________.

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Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive La Différence

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

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Exam 14: Statistics Part B : How to Think About Research Studies

Which correlation coefficient indicates a positive relationship?

When researchers want an explanation for the differences in data, they would use ______________.

Which correlation coefficient demonstrates the strongest relationship?

When writing a Results section, according to the authors, you should first ________.

The correlation coefficient is a ________________.

Psychologists want to be able to do two things with the data they collect. The first is to summarize the information from a study or experiment. To do this, they use _________.

Saundra collected a data set. She wanted to understand how spread out the scores were. What were the highest and lowest scores? Were the scores tightly concentrated? Saundra went to her psychology professor who told her that she should study up on ________________.

The mean, median, and mode are ______________.

A lopsided distribution in which scores cluster at the high or low end of the distribution is referred to as ______________.

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the mean?

The first step in organizing raw data is to ______________.

In their application of the QALMRI method to studying whether mental practice can change subsequent golf putting, your text authors offer which of the following alternatives?

Which correlation coefficient indicates a negative relationship?

Students in Dr. Friedlander's class got the following scores on their first test: 75, 77, 87, 63, 93, 77, 72, 80, 57, 68, 76. What is the median?

Your study's hypothesis will tend to be initially found in a research paper's ________ section.

Dr. Starr gives 10-question quizzes in her psychology class. When she returns quizzes, she puts on the board how many people scored a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. This is called a ______________.

Your text authors suggest that the QALMRI method can serve the practical purpose(s) of ________.

The "Q" in the QALMRI method stands for ________.

The Discussion section of a research paper tends to be associated with ________.

Descriptive statistics are used to ______________.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Learning: How Experience Changes US

Memory: Living With Yesterday

Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive La Différence

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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