PSYCHOLOGY 204 FINAL EXAM |QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%|GRADE A+|LATEST 2024/2025
Dr. Smith is conducting a 3x2x2 factorial ANOVA. How many conditions are
there? - ✔✔10
What is the effect size for an ANOVA? - ✔✔η2
What are some advantages to Quasi-experiment designs compared to true
experiments? - ✔✔Quasi-experiments have increased ecological validity
Dr. Smith is conducting an experiment in which he is observing the effect of a new
cell phone law passed in South Dakota, and comparing it to Texas where the cell
phone law has not been passed. This would be what kind of experiment? - ✔✔A
natural experiment
What is an advantage of longitudinal/repeated measures quasi-experiment? - ✔✔It
helps to rule out testing effects
disadvantage: internal validity threats
Dr. Smith is examining how a new disease progresses over time. What design
should he pick? - ✔✔Cohort design
Why are meta-analyses needed? - ✔✔- There is no such thing as a perfect study
- All studies have measurement error
- All studies have sampling error
, - One study cannot provide an optimal basis for conclusion
Dr. Smith is conducting a replication study in which he is following all of the
methods, but with different participants. What type of reproduction study is this? -
✔✔Direct replication
What is the metric used for comparing studies in meta-analysis? - ✔✔Effect size
Which ethical obligation to participants is concerned with the autonomy of
participants? - ✔✔Respect of persons
When is deception permissible? - ✔✔- When there are no alternatives
- When there is no foreseeable harm to participants
- When the research is important
factor - ✔✔independent variable/ predictor variable
factorial designs - ✔✔- 2 independent variables that are present/manipulated at the
same time
- allow us to test interactions
- allow us to test multiple hypotheses at once
Factors/Predictors - ✔✔can be manipulated or measured or combination
subject variables are also often included as factors
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%|GRADE A+|LATEST 2024/2025
Dr. Smith is conducting a 3x2x2 factorial ANOVA. How many conditions are
there? - ✔✔10
What is the effect size for an ANOVA? - ✔✔η2
What are some advantages to Quasi-experiment designs compared to true
experiments? - ✔✔Quasi-experiments have increased ecological validity
Dr. Smith is conducting an experiment in which he is observing the effect of a new
cell phone law passed in South Dakota, and comparing it to Texas where the cell
phone law has not been passed. This would be what kind of experiment? - ✔✔A
natural experiment
What is an advantage of longitudinal/repeated measures quasi-experiment? - ✔✔It
helps to rule out testing effects
disadvantage: internal validity threats
Dr. Smith is examining how a new disease progresses over time. What design
should he pick? - ✔✔Cohort design
Why are meta-analyses needed? - ✔✔- There is no such thing as a perfect study
- All studies have measurement error
- All studies have sampling error
, - One study cannot provide an optimal basis for conclusion
Dr. Smith is conducting a replication study in which he is following all of the
methods, but with different participants. What type of reproduction study is this? -
✔✔Direct replication
What is the metric used for comparing studies in meta-analysis? - ✔✔Effect size
Which ethical obligation to participants is concerned with the autonomy of
participants? - ✔✔Respect of persons
When is deception permissible? - ✔✔- When there are no alternatives
- When there is no foreseeable harm to participants
- When the research is important
factor - ✔✔independent variable/ predictor variable
factorial designs - ✔✔- 2 independent variables that are present/manipulated at the
same time
- allow us to test interactions
- allow us to test multiple hypotheses at once
Factors/Predictors - ✔✔can be manipulated or measured or combination
subject variables are also often included as factors
