Approaches to Psychological Measurement
Descriptive Research
Analyzing Experimental Data
Scientific Writing
100
To measure the activity-level of patients confined to wheelchairs, a researcher sticks white tape on the wheels of their wheelchairs, then measures the amount of dirt that accumulates on the tape. This is an example of a (an) ______ measure.
What is Unobtrusive
100
What is the median of these data: 2, 2, 5, 4, 6, 6, 1?
What is 4.
100
Researchers often make Type II errors when power is?
What is low
100
Researchers who present their research at professional conferences may do so in either a paper session or a _________ session
What is Poster
200
True-False question format is most appropriate for testing knowledge of
What is facts
200
Questionnaires and interviews are typically collected in ______ research.
What is survey
200
The probability that a researcher is willing to make a Type I error is?
What is alpha level
200
According to APA guidelines, which phrase should be used to refer to people who have a depression.
What is "people who have depression"
300
When participants record information about their lives on a daily basis in research, , what format is being used?
What is self-report diaries
300
What score reflects how far a participant’s score falls from the mean?
What is z-score
300
“40% of the variability in the dependent variable is due to the independent variable” is an interpretation on of:
What is effect size
300
What is wrong with the following reference? Schlenker, B. R. (1980). Impression management. Brooks/Cole: Monterey, CA
What is “m” in management should be capital
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