Exam 6: Observational Research: Part 2

Shirley and Lorene are lab assistants helping to code behaviors in an experiment.The main researcher has not informed them as to the overall purpose of these observations.This is an example of:

MTV's The Real World was a reality show that premiered in 1992.Research suggests that reactivity _____ as individuals such as those on The Real World become accustomed to being observed.

The book,My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student,is a prime example of:

The average total yards run by the university's football team refers to the:

If a variable is labeled "high" or "low" in a coding system,that variable is:

Descriptive statistics do NOT permit:

Which of the following variables would pose the most challenges to a naturalistic observation?

Bernardo received grant funding to transform his lab to look like a daycare room,equipped with toys,decorations,and staff.Bernardo wanted to ensure a high degree of _____ validity in his laboratory experiments.

The most frequently occurring score in a set of data is referred to as the:

Studies that involve active deception and concealment rarely _____ at the beginning of a study.

The consensus between two observers' ratings of the same event is referred to as:

A trial run used to assess and refine the design,methods,and instruments for a study is called:

Cohen's _____ coefficient is a statistical measure of inter-observer agreement between two observers for categorical items.

When using bar charts to represent data,bar lengths are _____ the values they represent.

Approximately _____ countries have banned the use of physical punishment,such as spanking,on moral grounds.

Artificially introducing a variable that is of interest to the researchers and then observing the consequences is a:

Which of the following is the symbol for median?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a situational factor?

Bribes,operationally defined as verbal promises to give a child something,are considered:

A value that best represents all of the other values for a particular variable is referred to as: