8/4/24, 9:33 AM
Research Methods Exam 2 Multiple Choice
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (58)
In an experiment studying the effect of X1 c. Y will be some measure of behavior
and X2 on Y,
a. there will be two dependent variables
b. X1 is an independent variable and X2 is an
extraneous variable
c. Y will be some measure of behavior
d. not enough information to tell which is the
IV and which is the DV
Which of the following is true about c. it made a clear distinction between experimental and correlational research
Woodworth's so-called "Columbia bible?"
a. it was the first to distinguish between
subject and manipulated independent
variables
b. it created the scales of measurement
(nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio)
c. it made a clear distinction between
experimental and correlational research
d. it was the first to distinguish between
internal and external validity
All experiments in psychology will include a. attempts to control extraneous variables
a. attempts to control extraneous variables
b. at least one subject variable
c. a control group
d. at least two dependent variables
In a study about the ways in which anxiety c. the description of the outcome will not be likely to mention the term "cause"
can influence people's ability to solve
problems efficiently, an experimenter
identifies two groups of people - some are
characteristically anxious while others are
more relaxed types of people. Both groups
are given several problems to solve. Which
of the following is true?
a. anxiety in this case is a situational variable
b. problem solving is a manipulated
independent variable
c. the description of the outcome will not be
likely to mention the term "cause"
d. because they are told to solve problems,
the independent variable here is an
instructional variable
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In a study designed to improve adherence to b. the study includes both a manipulated variable and a subject variable
an exercise program, a researcher compares
males and females who either (a) enter a
program that rewards them concretely for
attending sessions, (b) enter a program that
tries to make them feel guilty for not
attending sessions, or (c) enter a control
group that does not have a specific program.
Which of the following is true?
a. there are three different groups of
participants in this study
b. the study includes both a manipulated
variable and a subject variable
c. there are two dependent variables in the
study
d. both variables being tested are subject
variables
When a confounding variable exists in an b. it means there will be at least two different explanations for the results of the study
experiment,
a. it has more of an effect in external validity
than internal validity
b. it means there will be at least two different
explanations for the results of the study
c. it means a subject variable has been used
instead of a manipulated variable
d. it means the experimenter has failed to
include a control group
Research in psychology is sometimes c. external validity
criticized because the findings are based on
studies using subjects from a single cultural
group. This is a criticism of
a. statistical conclusion validity
b. ecological validity
c. external validity
d. internal validity
A study is said to have ecological validity c. it concerns everyday activities
when
a. it uses participants other than college
students
b. both internal and external validity are
present
c. it concerns everyday activities
d. the proper statistical analyses have been
completed
2/15
Research Methods Exam 2 Multiple Choice
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (58)
In an experiment studying the effect of X1 c. Y will be some measure of behavior
and X2 on Y,
a. there will be two dependent variables
b. X1 is an independent variable and X2 is an
extraneous variable
c. Y will be some measure of behavior
d. not enough information to tell which is the
IV and which is the DV
Which of the following is true about c. it made a clear distinction between experimental and correlational research
Woodworth's so-called "Columbia bible?"
a. it was the first to distinguish between
subject and manipulated independent
variables
b. it created the scales of measurement
(nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio)
c. it made a clear distinction between
experimental and correlational research
d. it was the first to distinguish between
internal and external validity
All experiments in psychology will include a. attempts to control extraneous variables
a. attempts to control extraneous variables
b. at least one subject variable
c. a control group
d. at least two dependent variables
In a study about the ways in which anxiety c. the description of the outcome will not be likely to mention the term "cause"
can influence people's ability to solve
problems efficiently, an experimenter
identifies two groups of people - some are
characteristically anxious while others are
more relaxed types of people. Both groups
are given several problems to solve. Which
of the following is true?
a. anxiety in this case is a situational variable
b. problem solving is a manipulated
independent variable
c. the description of the outcome will not be
likely to mention the term "cause"
d. because they are told to solve problems,
the independent variable here is an
instructional variable
1/15
, 8/4/24, 9:33 AM
In a study designed to improve adherence to b. the study includes both a manipulated variable and a subject variable
an exercise program, a researcher compares
males and females who either (a) enter a
program that rewards them concretely for
attending sessions, (b) enter a program that
tries to make them feel guilty for not
attending sessions, or (c) enter a control
group that does not have a specific program.
Which of the following is true?
a. there are three different groups of
participants in this study
b. the study includes both a manipulated
variable and a subject variable
c. there are two dependent variables in the
study
d. both variables being tested are subject
variables
When a confounding variable exists in an b. it means there will be at least two different explanations for the results of the study
experiment,
a. it has more of an effect in external validity
than internal validity
b. it means there will be at least two different
explanations for the results of the study
c. it means a subject variable has been used
instead of a manipulated variable
d. it means the experimenter has failed to
include a control group
Research in psychology is sometimes c. external validity
criticized because the findings are based on
studies using subjects from a single cultural
group. This is a criticism of
a. statistical conclusion validity
b. ecological validity
c. external validity
d. internal validity
A study is said to have ecological validity c. it concerns everyday activities
when
a. it uses participants other than college
students
b. both internal and external validity are
present
c. it concerns everyday activities
d. the proper statistical analyses have been
completed
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