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(pg. 413, q. 701)
The most valuable type of research is...
a. always conducted using factor analysis
b. conducted using the chi-square
c. the experiment, used to discover cause-and-effect relationships
d. the quasi-experiment
c. the experiment, used to discover cause-and-effect relationships
(p. 418, q. 707)
In experimental terminology, IV stands for ____ and DV stand for ____.
a. independent variable; dependent variable
b. dependent variable; independent variable
c. individual variable; dependent variable
d. independent variable; designer variable
a. independent variable; dependent variable
(p. 424, q. 718)
p=.05 really means that...
a. five subjects were not included in the study
b. there is only a 5% chance that the difference between the control group and the experimental groups is due to chance factors
c. the level of significance is .01
d. no level of significance has been set
b. there is only a 5% chance that the difference between the control group and the experimental groups is due to chance factors
(p. 415, q. 702)
Experiments emphasize parsimony, which means...
a. interpreting the results in the simplest way
b. interpreting the results in the most complex way
c. interpreting the results using a correlation coefficient
d. interpreting the results using a clinical interview
a. interpreting the results in the simplest way
(p. 419, q. 709)
Experimenters should always abide by the code of ethics. The variable you manipulate/control in an experiment is the...
a. DV
b. dependent variable
c. the variable you will measure to determine the outcome
d. IV or the independent variable
d. IV or the independent variable
(p. 425, q. 719)
P=.05 really means that...
a. differences truly exist; the experimenter will obtain the same results 95 times of out 100
b. differences truly exist; the experimenter will obtain the same results 99 times out of 100
c. there is a 95% error factor
d. there is a 10% error factor
a. differences truly exist; the experimenter will obtain the same results 95 times of out 100
(p. 416, q. 703)
Occam's Razor suggests that experimenters...
a. interpret the results in the simplest manner
b. interpret the results in the most complex manner
c. interpret the results using correlation coefficient
d. interpret the results using a clinical interview
a. interpret the results in the simplest manner
(p. 421, q. 712)
Hypothesis testing is most closely related to the work of...
a. Robert Hoppock
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Lloyd Morgan
d. R.A. Fisher
d. R.A. Fisher
(p. 425, q. 720)
The study that would best rule out chance factors would have a significance level of p=___.
a. .05
b. .01
c. .001
d. .08
c. .001
(p. 417, q. 705)
Nondirective is to person-centered as...
a. psychological testing is to counseling
b. confounding is to experimenting
c. appraisal is to research
d. parsimony is to Occam's Razor
d. parsimony is to Occam's Razor
(p. 424, q. 716)
When you see the letter P in relation to a test of significance, it means...
a. portions
b. population parameter
c. probability
d. the researcher is using an ethnographic qualitative approach
c. probability
(p. 426, q. 721)
Type I and Type II errors are called ____ and ____ respectively.
a. beta; alpha
b. .01; .05
c. a and b
d. alpha; beta
d. alpha; beta
(p. 417, q. 706)
An experiment is said to be confounded when...
a. undesirable variables are not kept out of the experiment
b. undesirable variables are kept out of the experiment
c. basic research is used in place of applied research
d. the sample is random
a. undesirable variables are not kept out of the experiment
(p. 424, q. 717)
In the social sciences, the accepted probability level is usually...
a. .05 or lower
b. 1.0 or higher
c. .0001 or lower
d. .05 of higher
a. .05 or lower
(p. 426, q. 722)
A Type I error occurs when...
a. you have a beta error
b. you accept the null when it is false
c. you reject the null when it is true
d. you fail to use a test of significance
c. you reject the null when it is true