PSY 203 Exam 3 Midterm Exam
Questions Well Answered .
People with more referrals are more likely to be hired. What type of correlation is this? - Answer
Positive
A researcher wants to determine how socioeconomic status (SES) influences delay of gratification.
Participants are matched on all variables but their SES and sorted into three groups: low SES, middle SES,
and high SES. Then they're exposed to the delay of gratification procedure. What type of research design
is this? - Answer Ex post facto
Calvin wants to know how people with depressive disorders will respond to monoamine oxidase
inhibitors (MAOIs), but Calvin thinks that the subject variable relationship status might affect the results
of the experiment. He matches everyone on relationship status and randomly assigns one person from
each pair to the Treatment group, and the other to the Control group. What type of experimental design
is Calvin using? - Answer Matched group design
A researcher is running a 5x5 between-subjects factorial design. How many conditions will each
participant experience in this study? - Answer One condition: i.e., A1B1
Why would we want to run a factorial design instead of two single-factor designs when we have two
independent variables? - Answer We can assess the interaction between Factors A and B
How many factors are there in a 6x8 factorial design? - Answer 2
As part of the suggestions to be a competent and ethical researcher, what should we do when we have
written a new experiment that we are ready to run? - Answer Test out the program before running our
full set of participants
What is one difference between a typical within-subject design and a repeated measures design? -
Answer There is no counterbalancing the order of conditions for a repeated measures design, but there
can be counterbalancing for a typical within-subject design
Questions Well Answered .
People with more referrals are more likely to be hired. What type of correlation is this? - Answer
Positive
A researcher wants to determine how socioeconomic status (SES) influences delay of gratification.
Participants are matched on all variables but their SES and sorted into three groups: low SES, middle SES,
and high SES. Then they're exposed to the delay of gratification procedure. What type of research design
is this? - Answer Ex post facto
Calvin wants to know how people with depressive disorders will respond to monoamine oxidase
inhibitors (MAOIs), but Calvin thinks that the subject variable relationship status might affect the results
of the experiment. He matches everyone on relationship status and randomly assigns one person from
each pair to the Treatment group, and the other to the Control group. What type of experimental design
is Calvin using? - Answer Matched group design
A researcher is running a 5x5 between-subjects factorial design. How many conditions will each
participant experience in this study? - Answer One condition: i.e., A1B1
Why would we want to run a factorial design instead of two single-factor designs when we have two
independent variables? - Answer We can assess the interaction between Factors A and B
How many factors are there in a 6x8 factorial design? - Answer 2
As part of the suggestions to be a competent and ethical researcher, what should we do when we have
written a new experiment that we are ready to run? - Answer Test out the program before running our
full set of participants
What is one difference between a typical within-subject design and a repeated measures design? -
Answer There is no counterbalancing the order of conditions for a repeated measures design, but there
can be counterbalancing for a typical within-subject design
