Question 1

In a 2008 study investigating whether direct experiences with flooding influence risk perception found:

Accepted Answer

A)  flood victims were not more concerned,more informed,or more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
B)  flood victims were more concerned,more informed,and more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
C)  flood victims were less concerned,more informed,and more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
D)  flood victims were more concerned,but less informed,and motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
A)  flood victims were not more concerned,more informed,or more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
B)  flood victims were more concerned,more informed,and more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
C)  flood victims were less concerned,more informed,and more motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change. 
D)  flood victims were more concerned,but less informed,and motivated to engaged in behavior that would help eliminate climate change.

Question 2

Dr.Hardin is interested in studying eating disorders among first-generation,second-generation,and third-generation immigrants.She has separated her participants into their respective group and interviewed them,as well as provided them with self-report questionnaires to complete.For Dr.Hardin to achieve adequate power for her study what is the minimum number of participants she would need in each generational condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  60 
C)  90 
D)  120 
A)  30 
B)  60 
C)  90 
D)  120

Question 3

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents between-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .72 
D)  .30 
A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .72 
D)  .30

Question 4

Which of the following is the most accurate description of random assignment?

Accepted Answer

A)  using a random numbers table to generate a string of randomized digits in order to determine which participants will be selected for each experimental condition 
B)  choose all blonde participants for one group and all redheads for the other groups 
C)  have participants guess a number between 1 and 100 and put those who get it correct in one group and those who guess incorrectly in the other group 
D)  place all individuals younger than 35 years in one group and those older than 35 years in the other conditions 
A)  using a random numbers table to generate a string of randomized digits in order to determine which participants will be selected for each experimental condition 
B)  choose all blonde participants for one group and all redheads for the other groups 
C)  have participants guess a number between 1 and 100 and put those who get it correct in one group and those who guess incorrectly in the other group 
D)  place all individuals younger than 35 years in one group and those older than 35 years in the other conditions

Question 5

Esteban completed a research study for class credit.He thought it was odd that he only had to complete a single self-report questionnaire after finding out from some of his classmates that they had to stare at a light before completing the questionnaire.Esteban was most likely in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  placebo group. 
B)  experimental group. 
C)  empty control group. 
D)  baseline group. 
A)  placebo group. 
B)  experimental group. 
C)  empty control group. 
D)  baseline group.

Question 6

Deandre is new teacher at a local elementary school.He decides to conduct a brief study testing the fifth graders knowledge of science at the beginning of the school year and at the end of the school year.He will randomly assign students to either a "hands-on" science group that does experiments with each lesson plan or to a "video" science group that assigns videos and online tutorials in support of the science lesson plans.Based on this information which of the following would be considered the dependent variable (DV)?

Accepted Answer

A)  type of science group 
B)  pretest and posttest of science knowledge 
C)  gender of fifth graders 
D)  age of the fifth graders 
A)  type of science group 
B)  pretest and posttest of science knowledge 
C)  gender of fifth graders 
D)  age of the fifth graders

Question 7

Dr.Spruill conducted a one-way ANOVA on a set of data examining political opinions after watching different propaganda footage from different eras.Each condition saw a different reel of footage and one condition simply watched a movie with no political agenda.Dr.Spruill's one-way ANOVA yielded significant results,but it was not able to tell him where the specific difference existed.Dr.Spruill will need to follow-up with what analysis to test all possible combinations of the conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-hoc analyses 
B)  planned contrasts 
C)  independent sample t test 
D)  factorial analysis 
A)  post-hoc analyses 
B)  planned contrasts 
C)  independent sample t test 
D)  factorial analysis

Question 8

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents within-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .72 
D)  .30 
A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .72 
D)  .30

Question 9

In a 2006 study examining cross-national comparisons of image associations among residents of the United States and the United Kingdom regarding images related to climate change and global warming found:

Accepted Answer

A)  that global warming produced positive associations for residents of the United Kingdom only. 
B)  that global warming produced positive associations for residents of the United States.only. 
C)  that global warming produced positive associations for both United Kingdom and United States residents. 
D)  that global warming produced negative associations for both United Kingdom and United States residents. 
A)  that global warming produced positive associations for residents of the United Kingdom only. 
B)  that global warming produced positive associations for residents of the United States.only. 
C)  that global warming produced positive associations for both United Kingdom and United States residents. 
D)  that global warming produced negative associations for both United Kingdom and United States residents.

Question 10

A 2009 study examining the effects of the temperature of a room on social relationships found:

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals who waited in a room with higher temperatures exhibited more interest in social relations. 
B)  individuals who waited in a room with colder temperatures exhibited more interest in social relations. 
C)  individuals who waited in a room with higher temperatures stood farther away from other participants. 
D)  individuals who waited in a room with colder temperatures stood closer to other participants. 
A)  individuals who waited in a room with higher temperatures exhibited more interest in social relations. 
B)  individuals who waited in a room with colder temperatures exhibited more interest in social relations. 
C)  individuals who waited in a room with higher temperatures stood farther away from other participants. 
D)  individuals who waited in a room with colder temperatures stood closer to other participants.

Question 11

If Professor Adams decides to use students in all of his sociology classes for his research,he is using what type of sampling procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple random sampling 
B)  stratified random sampling 
C)  convenience sampling 
D)  cluster sampling 
A)  simple random sampling 
B)  stratified random sampling 
C)  convenience sampling 
D)  cluster sampling

Question 12

Dr.Pinner is interested in studying the association between likeability and popularity and plans on using two groups and three levels of the independent variable.Dr.Pinner is likely to find:

Accepted Answer

A)  a linear relationship. 
B)  a functional relationship. 
C)  a polynomial regression. 
D)  a quadratic function. 
A)  a linear relationship. 
B)  a functional relationship. 
C)  a polynomial regression. 
D)  a quadratic function.

Question 13

Dion is interested in study individual's affinity for warm weather.He decides to sample residents of Miami,Florida,and randomly selects individuals on the beach to complete his survey.Dion's study most likely suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of reliability. 
B)  hypothesis-guessing. 
C)  sample bias. 
D)  lack of power. 
A)  lack of reliability. 
B)  hypothesis-guessing. 
C)  sample bias. 
D)  lack of power.

Question 14

To determine if food allergies influences participants' taste pallet,researchers conducted a chi-square test of independence between conditions .Based on this information what was the degrees of freedom in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  60 
D)  .30 
A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  60 
D)  .30

Question 15

Which of the following is noted as a key to minimizing systematic differences between multigroup design conditions before a study begins?

Accepted Answer

A)  remove covariates 
B)  repeated measure design 
C)  random assignment 
D)  cluster sampling 
A)  remove covariates 
B)  repeated measure design 
C)  random assignment 
D)  cluster sampling

Question 16

Dr.Choi conducted a one-way ANOVA to test whether participant's responses in the psychotherapy treatment condition were different from participants' responses to treatment in both the antidepressant medication and supportive listening conditions as a whole.Dr.Choi did not find a significant result.Which of the following would be the most accurate results write-up for a one-way ANOVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  d(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02 
B)  $\chi$(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02,eta2 = .30 
C)  F(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02,eta2 = .30 
D)  F(2,79)= 2.27,p = .42,eta2 = .02 
A)  d(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02 
B)  $\chi$(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02,eta2 = .30 
C)  F(2,79)= 2.27,p = .02,eta2 = .30 
D)  F(2,79)= 2.27,p = .42,eta2 = .02

Question 17

Dr.Sila is studying eating disorders among young children,older children,adolescents,young adults,and adults between the ages of 5 years and 75 years of age.Dr.Sila is using a:

Accepted Answer

A)  case study design. 
B)  factorial design. 
C)  multigroup design. 
D)  repeated measures design. 
A)  case study design. 
B)  factorial design. 
C)  multigroup design. 
D)  repeated measures design.

Question 18

Juan is interested in his peers' responses in reaction to spiders.He designs an experimental paradigm where he has fake spiders and real spiders and then monitors his peers' fear responses.Based on Juan's design which variable is the dependent variable (DV)?

Accepted Answer

A)  fear responses 
B)  type of spider 
C)  diagnosis of arachnophobia 
D)  age of peers 
A)  fear responses 
B)  type of spider 
C)  diagnosis of arachnophobia 
D)  age of peers

Question 19

Which of the following would NOT be helpful in reducing social desirability bias in participant responding?

Accepted Answer

A)  assuring participants of their anonymity 
B)  assuring participants of their confidentiality 
C)  informing participants there is no pressure or judgment 
D)  informing participants how important the study is and what the researchers hopes to find 
A)  assuring participants of their anonymity 
B)  assuring participants of their confidentiality 
C)  informing participants there is no pressure or judgment 
D)  informing participants how important the study is and what the researchers hopes to find

Question 20

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents the significance level in this results write-up?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .02 
D)  .30 
A)  2 
B)  94 
C)  .02 
D)  .30

Exam 9: B: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

In a 2008 study investigating whether direct experiences with flooding influence risk perception found:

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents between-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

Which of the following is the most accurate description of random assignment?

Esteban completed a research study for class credit.He thought it was odd that he only had to complete a single self-report questionnaire after finding out from some of his classmates that they had to stare at a light before completing the questionnaire.Esteban was most likely in the:

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents within-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

In a 2006 study examining cross-national comparisons of image associations among residents of the United States and the United Kingdom regarding images related to climate change and global warming found:

A 2009 study examining the effects of the temperature of a room on social relationships found:

If Professor Adams decides to use students in all of his sociology classes for his research,he is using what type of sampling procedure?

Dr.Pinner is interested in studying the association between likeability and popularity and plans on using two groups and three levels of the independent variable.Dr.Pinner is likely to find:

Dion is interested in study individual's affinity for warm weather.He decides to sample residents of Miami,Florida,and randomly selects individuals on the beach to complete his survey.Dion's study most likely suffers from:

To determine if food allergies influences participants' taste pallet,researchers conducted a chi-square test of independence between conditions .Based on this information what was the degrees of freedom in this study?

Which of the following is noted as a key to minimizing systematic differences between multigroup design conditions before a study begins?

Dr.Sila is studying eating disorders among young children,older children,adolescents,young adults,and adults between the ages of 5 years and 75 years of age.Dr.Sila is using a:

Juan is interested in his peers' responses in reaction to spiders.He designs an experimental paradigm where he has fake spiders and real spiders and then monitors his peers' fear responses.Based on Juan's design which variable is the dependent variable (DV)?

Which of the following would NOT be helpful in reducing social desirability bias in participant responding?

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta2 = .30.Which of the following numbers represents the significance level in this results write-up?

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

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

Within-Subjects Designs: Part 2

A: Factorial Design: I Lost My Phone Number, Can I Borrow Yours Do Pickup Lines Really Work

B: Factorial Design: I Lost My Phone Number, Can I Borrow Yours Do Pickup Lines Really Work

C: Factorial Design: I Lost My Phone Number, Can I Borrow Yours Do Pickup Lines Really Work

D: Factorial Design: I Lost My Phone Number, Can I Borrow Yours Do Pickup Lines Really Work

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta² = .30.Which of the following numbers represents between-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta² = .30.Which of the following numbers represents within-subjects degrees of freedom in this results write-up?

Dr.Schubert noted the following results: F(2,94)= .72,p = .02,eta² = .30.Which of the following numbers represents the significance level in this results write-up?