Exam 6: B: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

According to the famous Asch (1951)study individuals feel:

Kiyoko is wondering which friend sends and receives the most text messages,on average,during a 1-week period.Kiyoko records the number of text messages received and sent for each friend at the end of each day.Which measure of central tendency would most accurately answer Kiyoko's question?

According to the text and recent studies,spanking remain a common practice in the United States,with approximately _____ of parents still using this form of discipline.

Which of the following is the appropriate symbol for mode?

Blind observations mean that trained observers do not know:

In a 2000 study investigating the relation between socioeconomic status and discipline,the researchers found that:

The deliberate infliction of pain by physical force for the purpose of discipline best describes:

In a 2010 study examining reasons for parental discipline it was found that the two main reasons to change a child's behavior are:

Data for a given participant is likely to be represented in a statistical dataset within a(n):

In a 2007 study in a local train in the Netherlands researchers were interested in how individuals reacted to insults.The results indicated:

Dr.Lorns is examining snoring patterns in males and females.He is interested to see if men snore more frequently than women and has developed a sleep lab to help answer this research question.He will most likely use:

Mrs.Sommer and Dr.Elston are researching eating habits in various different types of restaurants.They have several different research questions they would like answered by these observations.One research question focuses on how many different times couples ate at different eating establishments to help determine any patterns in behavior.This research question would best be addressed by:

Which of the following is the appropriate symbol for mean?

Dr.Izmen decided to conduct research multiple nights at the county fair.He decided to observe patrons on both weeknights and weekends,as well as in the afternoon,early evening,and late evening.He had research assistants throughout the fair,at different booths,noting observations about parenting behaviors and romantic relationship behaviors.He was able to collect data on a diverse sample in age,ethnicity,sex,and socioeconomic status.Dr.Izmen's study has:

Research practices that utilize behavioral choice may inflate a(n):

Herschel and Lynn were trained observers in Dr.Pettier's research lab.Herschel was known for being consistent in his coding and observations of a rat named Perry,and although Lynn was trained at the same time as Herschel,her observations of Perry were not as dependable as Herschel's observations.Herschel had:

Dr.Daneker has been reading through the last 10 years of literature on the topic of veterans,mental health,and deployments to develop a representative and accurate list of terms and to make sure she is appropriately and clearly describing her study variables in her upcoming research study.Dr.Daneker was: