Question 1

_____ is any factorial design that has at least one quasi-independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  A one-way ANOVA 
B)  A chi-square test of independence 
C)  A factorial design 
D)  A hybrid design 
A)  A one-way ANOVA 
B)  A chi-square test of independence 
C)  A factorial design 
D)  A hybrid design D

Question 2

_____ is a description of a hypothetical situation,event,or scenario to which participants react.

Accepted Answer

A)  A vignette 
B)  A main effect hypothesis 
C)  A synergistic effect 
D)  Mundane realism 
A)  A vignette 
B)  A main effect hypothesis 
C)  A synergistic effect 
D)  Mundane realism A

Question 3

Cell mean refers to the mean of the _____variables for participants with a specific combination of the levels of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent;dependent variables 
B)  moderator;dependent variables 
C)  dependent;interaction 
D)  dependent;independent variables 
A)  independent;dependent variables 
B)  moderator;dependent variables 
C)  dependent;interaction 
D)  dependent;independent variables D

Question 4

_____ is a statistical test that allows researchers to simultaneously test how two separate nominal or categorical independent variables influence the dependent variable and how those independent variables interact to influence the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  A two-analysis of variance 
B)  A one-way analysis of variance 
C)  A repeated-measures analysis of variance 
D)  A chi-square test for independence 
A)  A two-analysis of variance 
B)  A one-way analysis of variance 
C)  A repeated-measures analysis of variance 
D)  A chi-square test for independence

Question 5

In a 1986 study examining preferences for opening lines among men and women researchers found:

Accepted Answer

A)  three main types of pick-up lines: cute/innocuous/direct. 
B)  two main types of pick-up lines: cute/obnoxious. 
C)  two main types of pick-up lines: direct/indirect. 
D)  four main types of pick-up lines: cute/indirect/innocuous/obnoxious. 
A)  three main types of pick-up lines: cute/innocuous/direct. 
B)  two main types of pick-up lines: cute/obnoxious. 
C)  two main types of pick-up lines: direct/indirect. 
D)  four main types of pick-up lines: cute/indirect/innocuous/obnoxious.

Question 6

______ refers to the average of all participants on one level of the independent variable,ignoring the other independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell mean 
B)  Interaction 
C)  Marginal mean 
D)  Hybrid design 
A)  Cell mean 
B)  Interaction 
C)  Marginal mean 
D)  Hybrid design

Question 7

You can exclude study participants for all of these reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  on the basis of researcher judgment that other individuals would benefit more from participation. 
B)  on the basis of previous research indicating that certain participants are more appropriate. 
C)  on the basis of medical history that it may be medically unhealthy,damaging,or problematic for them to participate in the study. 
D)  on the basis of researcher judgment that the study will obtain greater significance if those individuals are prohibited from participating. 
A)  on the basis of researcher judgment that other individuals would benefit more from participation. 
B)  on the basis of previous research indicating that certain participants are more appropriate. 
C)  on the basis of medical history that it may be medically unhealthy,damaging,or problematic for them to participate in the study. 
D)  on the basis of researcher judgment that the study will obtain greater significance if those individuals are prohibited from participating.

Question 8

______ is when one independent variable's influence on the dependent variable changes depending on the level of the other independent variable(s).

Accepted Answer

A)  A factorial design 
B)  An interaction 
C)  A correlation 
D)  An effect size 
A)  A factorial design 
B)  An interaction 
C)  A correlation 
D)  An effect size

Question 9

Marginal mean refers to the average of all participants on _____ level(s)of the _____ variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  one;independent 
B)  two;independent 
C)  one;dependent 
D)  two;dependent 
A)  one;independent 
B)  two;independent 
C)  one;dependent 
D)  two;dependent

Question 10

_____ refers to the average of the dependent variable for participants with a specific combination of the levels of the independent variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell mean 
B)  Marginal mean 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Crossover interaction 
A)  Cell mean 
B)  Marginal mean 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Crossover interaction

Question 11

Why would using research confederates be helpful in an experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research confederates are often peers of the participants. 
B)  Research confederates increase internal validity. 
C)  Research confederates increase experimental control and therefore standardization. 
D)  Research confederates decrease external validity and generalizability. 
A)  Research confederates are often peers of the participants. 
B)  Research confederates increase internal validity. 
C)  Research confederates increase experimental control and therefore standardization. 
D)  Research confederates decrease external validity and generalizability.

Question 12

A two-way analysis of variance is a statistical test that allows researchers to simultaneously test how two separate _____ or categorical independent variables influence the _____ variable and how those independent variables interact to influence the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinal;independent 
B)  nominal;dependent 
C)  interval;dependent 
D)  nominal;independent 
A)  ordinal;independent 
B)  nominal;dependent 
C)  interval;dependent 
D)  nominal;independent

Question 13

Ramona wants to conduct a study on how poetry influences student's creativity.Which of the following would be the best for optimizing mundane realism?

Accepted Answer

A)  art class 
B)  a research laboratory 
C)  a classroom 
D)  a library 
A)  art class 
B)  a research laboratory 
C)  a classroom 
D)  a library

Question 14

_____ is an effect in which two variables combine to produce an outcome that is bigger than what each individual variable contributes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carryover effect 
B)  Synergistic effect 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Suppression effect 
A)  Carryover effect 
B)  Synergistic effect 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Suppression effect

Question 15

A 2003 study investigating complex genes and body scent attractiveness in men and women found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men preferred the scent of attractive women with higher probability of conception. 
B)  women preferred the scent of asymmetrical men over symmetrical men. 
C)  woman using contraceptives during the most fertile part of their menstrual tended to prefer symmetrical men's scents over asymmetrical men's scents. 
D)  women preferred the scent of attractive men. 
A)  men preferred the scent of attractive women with higher probability of conception. 
B)  women preferred the scent of asymmetrical men over symmetrical men. 
C)  woman using contraceptives during the most fertile part of their menstrual tended to prefer symmetrical men's scents over asymmetrical men's scents. 
D)  women preferred the scent of attractive men.

Question 16

Based on the research which of the following would be an example of an innocuous pick-up line?

Accepted Answer

A)  Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? 
B)  Where are you from? 
C)  I'm huggable like a teddy bear,are you? 
D)  I am very interested in you. 
A)  Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? 
B)  Where are you from? 
C)  I'm huggable like a teddy bear,are you? 
D)  I am very interested in you.

Question 17

_____ is an effect in which two variables combine to produce an outcome that is smaller than what each individual variable contributes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carryover effect 
B)  Synergistic effect 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Suppression effect 
A)  Carryover effect 
B)  Synergistic effect 
C)  Main effect 
D)  Suppression effect

Question 18

____ is when the influence of one independent variable on the other reverses across the levels of the other variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  A main effect 
B)  A correlation 
C)  A crossover interaction 
D)  A marginal effect 
A)  A main effect 
B)  A correlation 
C)  A crossover interaction 
D)  A marginal effect

Question 19

_____ is any experimental design that has more than one independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  A one-way ANOVA 
B)  A chi-square test of independence 
C)  A factorial design 
D)  A hybrid design 
A)  A one-way ANOVA 
B)  A chi-square test of independence 
C)  A factorial design 
D)  A hybrid design

Question 20

_____ is a prediction that focuses on one independent variable at a time,ignoring all other independent variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  A main effect hypothesis 
B)  An interaction effect hypothesis 
C)  A suppression effect 
D)  A crossover interaction 
A)  A main effect hypothesis 
B)  An interaction effect hypothesis 
C)  A suppression effect 
D)  A crossover interaction

Exam 11: Factorial Design: Part 1

_____ is any factorial design that has at least one quasi-independent variable.

_____ is a description of a hypothetical situation,event,or scenario to which participants react.

Cell mean refers to the mean of the _____variables for participants with a specific combination of the levels of the _____.

_____ is a statistical test that allows researchers to simultaneously test how two separate nominal or categorical independent variables influence the dependent variable and how those independent variables interact to influence the dependent variable.

In a 1986 study examining preferences for opening lines among men and women researchers found:

______ refers to the average of all participants on one level of the independent variable,ignoring the other independent variable.

You can exclude study participants for all of these reasons EXCEPT:

______ is when one independent variable's influence on the dependent variable changes depending on the level of the other independent variable(s).

Marginal mean refers to the average of all participants on _____ level(s)of the _____ variable.

_____ refers to the average of the dependent variable for participants with a specific combination of the levels of the independent variables.

Why would using research confederates be helpful in an experiment?

A two-way analysis of variance is a statistical test that allows researchers to simultaneously test how two separate _____ or categorical independent variables influence the _____ variable and how those independent variables interact to influence the dependent variable.

Ramona wants to conduct a study on how poetry influences student's creativity.Which of the following would be the best for optimizing mundane realism?

_____ is an effect in which two variables combine to produce an outcome that is bigger than what each individual variable contributes.

A 2003 study investigating complex genes and body scent attractiveness in men and women found that:

Based on the research which of the following would be an example of an innocuous pick-up line?

_____ is an effect in which two variables combine to produce an outcome that is smaller than what each individual variable contributes.

____ is when the influence of one independent variable on the other reverses across the levels of the other variable.

_____ is any experimental design that has more than one independent variable.

_____ is a prediction that focuses on one independent variable at a time,ignoring all other independent variables.

A: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

B: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

C: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

D: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

Psychology As Science: Part 1

Psychology As Science: Part 2

A: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

B: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

C: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

D: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

The Research Process: Part 1

The Research Process: Part 2

A: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

B: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

C: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

D: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

Ethics: Part 1

Ethics: Part 2

A: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

B: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

C: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

D: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

The Psychologists: Part 1

The Psychologists: Part 2

A: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

B: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

C: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

D: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

Qualitative Research: Part 1

Qualitative Research: Part 2

A: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

B: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

C: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

D: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

Observational Research: Part 1

Observational Research: Part 2

A: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

B: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

C: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

D: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

Survey Design and Scale Construction: Part 1

Survey Design and Scale Construction: Part 2

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

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

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

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

Two-Group Design: Part 1

Two-Group Design: Part 2

A: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

B: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

C: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

D: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

Multi-Group Design: Part 1

Multi-Group Design: Part 2

A: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

B: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

C: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

D: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

Within-Subjects Designs: Part 1

Cell mean refers to the mean of the _variables for participants with a specific combination of the levels of the _.

Marginal mean refers to the average of all participants on _ level(s)of the _ variable.

A two-way analysis of variance is a statistical test that allows researchers to simultaneously test how two separate _ or categorical independent variables influence the _ variable and how those independent variables interact to influence the dependent variable.