Question 1

What is meant by the reliability of measurement and describe three methods for measuring reliability.

Accepted Answer

Reliability refers to the consistency of

Question 2

If people score high on one measure and score low on another measure,there is

Accepted Answer

A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures. 
A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures.

Question 3

Participants taking on the negativistic subject role are participants who

Accepted Answer

A) are concerned that their performance in the study will be used to evaluate them. 
B) try to act so that their data are in contrast to the hypothesis. 
C) try to act so that their data are consistent with the hypothesis. 
D) try to avoid acting on the basis of their suspicions. 
A) are concerned that their performance in the study will be used to evaluate them. 
B) try to act so that their data are in contrast to the hypothesis. 
C) try to act so that their data are consistent with the hypothesis. 
D) try to avoid acting on the basis of their suspicions.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a procedure for assessing the validity of a measurement procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) split-half 
B) concurrent 
C) predictive 
D) convergent 
A) split-half 
B) concurrent 
C) predictive 
D) convergent

Question 5

If people score low on one measure and also score low on another measure,there is

Accepted Answer

A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures. 
A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures.

Question 6

If people score high on one measure and also score high on another measure,there is

Accepted Answer

A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures. 
A) a positive relationship between the two measures. 
B) a negative relationship between the two measures. 
C) no relationship between the two measures. 
D) a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures.

Question 7

Research results indicate that the more time individuals spend watching educational television programs as preschool children,the higher their high school grades will be.This is an example of a _________ relationship between variables.

Accepted Answer

A) cause-and-effect 
B) coincidental 
C) positive 
D) negative 
A) cause-and-effect 
B) coincidental 
C) positive 
D) negative

Question 8

Describe one of the modes of measurement (behavioral,self-report,physiological).Discuss both the advantages and the limitations of this mode of measuring.

Accepted Answer

The three modes of measurement are: (1)s

What is meant by the reliability of measurement and describe three methods for measuring reliability.

If people score high on one measure and score low on another measure,there is

Participants taking on the negativistic subject role are participants who

Which of the following is not a procedure for assessing the validity of a measurement procedure?

If people score low on one measure and also score low on another measure,there is

If people score high on one measure and also score high on another measure,there is

Research results indicate that the more time individuals spend watching educational television programs as preschool children,the higher their high school grades will be.This is an example of a _________ relationship between variables.

Describe one of the modes of measurement (behavioral,self-report,physiological).Discuss both the advantages and the limitations of this mode of measuring.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas

Ethics in Research

Selecting Research Participants

Research Strategies and Validity

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Pre-Post, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Subject Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing a Research Report

Filters

Exam 3: Defining and Measuring Variables

What is meant by the reliability of measurement and describe three methods for measuring reliability.

If people score high on one measure and score low on another measure,there is

Participants taking on the negativistic subject role are participants who

Which of the following is not a procedure for assessing the validity of a measurement procedure?

If people score low on one measure and also score low on another measure,there is

If people score high on one measure and also score high on another measure,there is

Research results indicate that the more time individuals spend watching educational television programs as preschool children,the higher their high school grades will be.This is an example of a _________ relationship between variables.

Describe one of the modes of measurement (behavioral,self-report,physiological).Discuss both the advantages and the limitations of this mode of measuring.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas

Ethics in Research

Selecting Research Participants

Research Strategies and Validity

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Pre-Post, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Subject Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing a Research Report

Filters