Exam 8: Two-Group Design: Texting: I Cant Get You Out of My Mind

For which of the following would an independent samples t-test be most appropriate?

The experiment tested in this chapter, which examined the effect of ignoring text messages on participants' levels of distraction, was a:

An independent samples t-test that fails to reach statistical significance indicates that:

When would using an independent samples t-test be inappropriate?

For which of the following would using experimental research NOT be appropriate?

Imagine that you are studying the effect of sour tastes on the human salivation response. In designing this study, what are you likely to ask participants in your experimental condition to do?

If Dr. Ryan, a social psychologist, was investigating the relationship between temperature and participants' moods, an example of an extraneous variable would be:

Gustave is testing whether participants are more likely to comply with a request from an individual wearing a uniform than from someone in more casual clothes. Which of the following questions would be an appropriate manipulation check for his study?

Charles works at a newspaper as a fact-checker. His job is to verify claims to ensure that any conclusions made by the reporters are, in fact, correct. Charles is the metaphorical _____ of the newspaper.

Suppose an experimenter were examining the relationship between texting and driving and found that there was no difference between the experimental and control groups in typical cell phone use, previous texting experience, or driving history. This would serve to:

Temporal precedence is established by showing that changes in the suspected cause occur _____ changes in the outcome.

How would you operationalize the variables in an experiment examining the impact of sleep deprivation on sense of humor?

Define covariation and then list three examples of covariation that occur in your own life.

In an experiment examining whether pet ownership leads to greater life satisfaction, pets would be considered the _____ variable, whereas life satisfaction would be considered the _____ variable.

Compared with participants in the control condition, participants in the experimental condition should be:

Perhaps the most important information recorded in the researcher notes are the:

Marcus is interested in examining whether attending preschool makes children more extraverted. In designing a study to examine this relationship, which of the following would NOT be a potential extraneous variables?

_____ is the extent to which the research setting influences the participant's behavior.

In an experiment, researchers assign participants to either the experimental or control condition by using:

Madison is interested in knowing whether there is a statistically significant difference between participants' scores in the control and experimental conditions. She should look at the _____ in order to determine if the difference is greater than what would be expected based on chance alone.