PSY 203 EXAM 2 || WITH A+ GUARANTEED
SOLUTIONS.
There are two lines at the post office. You assume that people are mailing packages are in the
first line and and that people mailing envelopes are in the second line. Your alternative
hypothesis is that older people are in the first line and the younger people are in the second line.
The next person who walks into the post office is a young person with a package. She stand in
the first line what just happened? correct answers Strong inference
Generalization can occur across which of the following? correct answers Time, conditions,
behavior, and settings
Which is an independent variable? correct answers Instructional
What do we establish when we teach people with disabilities how to set up a bank account in a
classroom and they are able to successfully open a bank account at purdue federal credit union?
correct answers External validity
What is the main difference between non experimental and experimental research strategies?
correct answers No variable is manipulated, variable is manipulated
An acquaintance of yours is ranting on twitter. Ten people tweeted him links to articles on
credible websites that do not support his position. Two people tweeted him links to articles from
disreputable news sources that support his position. A week later he only remembers the 2
articles that were consistent with his views, what us this phenomenon? correct answers
Conformation bias
How can we reduce experimenter bias? correct answers Use protocols
Under what condition wicked we use deception? correct answers Participant bias
In order to completely counterbalance 4 conditions, a, b,c, and d how many participants will you
need? correct answers 24
An industrial/organizational psychologist followed 50 immigrants in the medical field for 10
years to see how their job satisfaction and employment opportunities compared to those of their
native peers. What kind of experimental design did the psychologist use? correct answers
Longitudinal study
On what basis do universities justify subject pools? correct answers Educational experiences for
students
If you correctly selected a two way anova for your study with two independent variables what
kind of validity is this? correct answers Statistical conclusion validity
SOLUTIONS.
There are two lines at the post office. You assume that people are mailing packages are in the
first line and and that people mailing envelopes are in the second line. Your alternative
hypothesis is that older people are in the first line and the younger people are in the second line.
The next person who walks into the post office is a young person with a package. She stand in
the first line what just happened? correct answers Strong inference
Generalization can occur across which of the following? correct answers Time, conditions,
behavior, and settings
Which is an independent variable? correct answers Instructional
What do we establish when we teach people with disabilities how to set up a bank account in a
classroom and they are able to successfully open a bank account at purdue federal credit union?
correct answers External validity
What is the main difference between non experimental and experimental research strategies?
correct answers No variable is manipulated, variable is manipulated
An acquaintance of yours is ranting on twitter. Ten people tweeted him links to articles on
credible websites that do not support his position. Two people tweeted him links to articles from
disreputable news sources that support his position. A week later he only remembers the 2
articles that were consistent with his views, what us this phenomenon? correct answers
Conformation bias
How can we reduce experimenter bias? correct answers Use protocols
Under what condition wicked we use deception? correct answers Participant bias
In order to completely counterbalance 4 conditions, a, b,c, and d how many participants will you
need? correct answers 24
An industrial/organizational psychologist followed 50 immigrants in the medical field for 10
years to see how their job satisfaction and employment opportunities compared to those of their
native peers. What kind of experimental design did the psychologist use? correct answers
Longitudinal study
On what basis do universities justify subject pools? correct answers Educational experiences for
students
If you correctly selected a two way anova for your study with two independent variables what
kind of validity is this? correct answers Statistical conclusion validity
