A researcher who measures learning using both a self-report measure and a behavioral measure is

The short summary of a research article that is contained in computer databases is known as:

A theory that can be used to account for many different findings:

Parsimony refers to which of the following?

It is hypothesized that living in integrated housing causes decreased racist attitudes. In this case, the independent variable is ______ and the dependent variable is _______.

Integrated housing; Racist attitudes

In a correlational research design, the term predictor variable is used to refer the

A study using the experimental design has found that in conditions in which there are more people in a room, average reaction time to a request for help is less. In this experiment the independent variableis ________ and the dependent variable is __________.

number of people in the room; reaction time to help

In an experimental research design, the term manipulation refers to the:

Why are ethics a concern in behavioral research?

Because the participants are human andresearchers are obliged to protect them from harm.

Which of the following are potential benefits of scientific research?

Knowledge for the society at large, knowledgegained by the participant about sci. research, and Knowledge for the scientistis gained about the research, ALL THE ABOVE

Which of the following is part of informed consent?

·    Information about how the collected data will bekept confidential.

Why is deception usually used in research?

Because some research topics could not bestudied without it.

Which of the following best represents the goalsof ethical research?

The welfare of research participants is takeninto consideration and the research is reported honestly and fairly

Which of the following is an important aspect ofinformed consent?

Informing the participant about any potentialdiscomfort and risk.

A researcher who measures learning using both aself-report measure and a behavioral measure is using what principles?

A researcher who measures self esteem using boththe Likert scale and behavioral measure is using the technique of:

Measuring how many times a person bites theirnails in a two-hour period is an example of :

Quantitative scale (not nominal b/c you can have a value of zero)

The difference between and interval and ratio scale is that:

The ratio scale has no absolute zero.

·Ginelle has used a semantic differential to assess students’ favorability toward their university. The scale ranges from 0, which indicates they are not theleast bit favorable, to 100 which indicates that they are extremely favorableto the university. As a messure of the conceptual variable of favorabilitytoward the university, Ginelle’s scale is probably a(n):

Why are the Likert scales written so that onhalf of the responses, agreeing with that item means that the person answered opposite thevariable of being measured…

To reduce the influence of acquiescentresponding.

The tendency to respond in a way that makes one look favorable is called?

Harold decides that he is interested in learningwhat school children do while they are playing at recess, and decides tocollect that data by watching the children from the window of the school ratherthan going out on the playground where the children can see him. Harold’s decisionwas probably made to reduce which of the following?

Self-promotion refers to which of the following?

Responding in a way that will make oneself lookintelligent, caring, and non-prejudiced.

Heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration speed are examples of?

Psychophysiological measures

One of the disadvantages of free formatquestions is that:

They can be difficult and time consuming to code

About half of the items on a Likert scale shouldbe reversed scored in order to?

Control acquiescent responding.

Which of the following is true about the difference between random and systematic error?

Random error is self-canceling, where as systematic error tends to increase or decrease the scores on the measured variable.

A measured variable that contains a large portion of random error is said to be

A measured variable that contains a lot of systematic error is said to be?

Donna is in a two part experiment. She completed a self-esteem measure one week ago and is now taking the same measure again.Which of the following problems may arise from this process?

Consider the following item that might appear ona Likert scale: “I normally do not get along well with other people.” Such anitem has a high ________ validity, but may not have ______ validity because respondents may not answer it honestly.

Discriminant validity refers to:

The extent to which a measured variable does not correlate with other variables designed to measure different conceptual variables.

A researcher who used a self-report measure ofjob interest to predict performance on a managerial task would be interested inthe _____ of her self-report measure.

Which of the following is an example of systematic error?

The participant displays socially desirable responding.

A test designed to measure baseball performance skills would be said to have high predictive validity if a person who scores low on this test also:

Has a poor batting average over the baseball season.

In comparison to interviews, questions are:

Less likely to be influenced by the presence of the researcher.

An employer is interested in learning about theemployees in his company. He interviews each of his employees, one at a time,using a short interview. He has conducted which of the following?

A university needs to create a sample ofstudents to interview about their perceptions of the campus climate. They finda computerized list of all of the currently registered students and choose every fiftieth name on the list. What kind of sampling has been done?

Systematic random sampling

Sampling bias occurs when?

The probability with which the members of the population have been selected is not known. (because this is a systematic error not a random error).

A statistical table that indicates how many individuals in the sample fall into each set of categories on a quantitative variable is a:

Grouped frequency distribution - because we have quantity values and categories

In terms of age, a 12 year old college studentcan be probably considered to be which of the following?

Which descriptive statistic would best portray the centeral tendency of the following distribution (1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,1000)?

The median, b/c it has multi modes. It is not effected by the outliers.

A report indicates that a survey is accurate within “plus or minus 1 present.” This statement refers to which of the following:

Which of the following four sections are found in a research report? a) Intro, Methods, Interpretation, Summary b) Intro, Methods, Interpretation, Analysis c) Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion d) Intro, Analysis, Interpretation, Summary

c) Intro, methods, results, discussion

A specific method used to collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Because the ability to play golf differs from person to person it can be considered a:

What type of research design would be most likely to be used to study whether the seating positions that students choose, predict their final grade in class. 

The question of "how many people in a given age group are divorced?" would be answered using _______ research. Whereas "do people with more money divorce more often?" would be answered suing ______ research.

descriptive ; correlational

Which of the following represents a converging operations approach?

A Scientist who conducts an experimental, a correlational and a descriptive research project with hopes that findings will hinder similar results. 

Which of the following statements about human behaviors is best tested using correlational design. 

People who drink alcohol more frequently are also less likely to practice safe sex.

Which of the following describes a correlational research design?

Anita investigates the relationships of children watching television at home and helping behavior at school.

Which of the following would be the best operational definition of the construct aggression?

Which of the following terms describes the systematic collection and analysis of data?

What technique can be used to reduce acquiescent responding?