Question 1

In your text, Jennifer used which type of nonprobability sampling procedure to secure participants for her study with married couples?

Accepted Answer

A) quota 
B) convenience 
C) cluster 
D) snowballing

Question 2

An) ________is a group of people representative of the population who are selected to participate in the research.

Accepted Answer

A) participant pool 
B) experimental group 
C) data group 
D) sample

Question 3

Random sampling in which every kth person is selected for participation in a study is called ________sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) simple 
B) systematic 
C) stratified 
D) snowball

Question 4

When placing participants into conditions or groups for a study, researchers should use ________to ensure each participant has equal probability of being placed into each group.

Accepted Answer

A) external validity 
B) systematic sampling 
C) random sampling 
D) random assignment

Question 5

In sampling with replacement, the probability of being selected changes with each draw.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The sampling procedure where researchers use current participants referrals to gather more participants for a study is called snowballing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When using________ , the probability of being selected for participation changes with each selection of a participant.

Accepted Answer

A) sampling without duplication 
B) sampling with replacement 
C) sampling without replacement 
D) sampling with duplication

Question 8

The probability of accepting the null hypothesis when it is indeed false is known as power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A sample is a smaller group of individuals that is representative of the larger population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An)________ sampling procedure occurs when not all individuals within a population have an equal likelihood or known probability of being selected.

Accepted Answer

A) probability 
B) simple 
C) nonprobability 
D) population

Question 11

The most common type of sampling procedure used by psychologists at universities is simple sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Stefani has identified several subgroups of individuals from the population she is studying.Stefani plans on randomly sampling participants from each of these subgroups.Stefani is using ________probability sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) simple 
B) snowball 
C) stratified 
D) systematic

Question 13

The two main sampling techniques that researchers use are ________sampling and ________sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) probability, population 
B) population, quota 
C) probability, nonprobability 
D) quota, nonprobability

Question 14

Sampling with replacement occurs when individuals are selected and are not replaced before the next is sampled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A probability sampling technique in which a researcher identifies naturally occurring clusters of individuals from a population to select from is called ________probability sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) simple 
C) systematic 
D) stratified

Question 16

A researcher who places all potential participants for a study in a hat and randomly draws names for inclusion in their study is using a ________probability sampling procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) convenient 
C) stratified 
D) simple

Question 17

A sample in which not everyone in the population has an equal or known chance of being selected is called an)________ sample.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) probability 
C) biased 
D) simple

Question 18

Samantha is conducting a survey to evaluate the eating habits of customers at fast food restaurants.She select the first 50 customers during the day as her participants.Samantha is using an) ________sample.

Accepted Answer

A) cluster 
B) probability 
C) biased 
D) simple

Question 19

In order to combat any threats to internal validity during sampling procedures, researchers should use ________.

Accepted Answer

A) external validity. 
B) systematic sampling. 
C) random sampling. 
D) random assignment.

Question 20

The amount of overlap between populations in a study is known as the effect size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Selection and Assignment of Participants

In your text, Jennifer used which type of nonprobability sampling procedure to secure participants for her study with married couples?

An) ________is a group of people representative of the population who are selected to participate in the research.

Random sampling in which every k^th person is selected for participation in a study is called ________sampling.

When placing participants into conditions or groups for a study, researchers should use ________to ensure each participant has equal probability of being placed into each group.

In sampling with replacement, the probability of being selected changes with each draw.

The sampling procedure where researchers use current participants referrals to gather more participants for a study is called snowballing.

When using________ , the probability of being selected for participation changes with each selection of a participant.

The probability of accepting the null hypothesis when it is indeed false is known as power.

A sample is a smaller group of individuals that is representative of the larger population.

An) ________ sampling procedure occurs when not all individuals within a population have an equal likelihood or known probability of being selected.

The most common type of sampling procedure used by psychologists at universities is simple sampling.

Stefani has identified several subgroups of individuals from the population she is studying.Stefani plans on randomly sampling participants from each of these subgroups.Stefani is using ________probability sampling.

The two main sampling techniques that researchers use are sampling and sampling.

Sampling with replacement occurs when individuals are selected and are not replaced before the next is sampled.

A probability sampling technique in which a researcher identifies naturally occurring clusters of individuals from a population to select from is called ________probability sampling.

A researcher who places all potential participants for a study in a hat and randomly draws names for inclusion in their study is using a ________probability sampling procedure.

A sample in which not everyone in the population has an equal or known chance of being selected is called an) ________ sample.

Samantha is conducting a survey to evaluate the eating habits of customers at fast food restaurants.She select the first 50 customers during the day as her participants.Samantha is using an) ________sample.

In order to combat any threats to internal validity during sampling procedures, researchers should use ________.

The amount of overlap between populations in a study is known as the effect size.