Definitions & Concepts
Descriptive Research
Scales
Causal Research
Name That Extraneous Variable
100
The tendency of the respondents to give answers that may not be accurate but that may be desirable from a social standpoint is called ________. A) interviewer bias B) social desirability C) nonresponse error D) response rate E) the fundamental attribution error
B) social desirability
100
The process of stopping potential respondents, screening them for appropriateness, and administering the survey on the spot is known as an ___________ survey.
Intercept
100
Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary scales of measurement? A) nominal scales B) ordinal scales C) interval scales D) random scales E) ratio scales
D) random scales
100
The process of manipulating one or more independent variables and measuring their effect on one or more dependent variables while controlling for the extraneous variables is called a(n) ________. A) experiment B) test unit C) hypothesis D) theory E) manipulation measurement
A) experiment
100
Typically, these are the effects on the experiment of taking a measure on the dependent variable before and after the presentation of the treatment: a) Maturation b) Selection Bias c) Mortality d) History e) Testing Effects
e) Testing Effects
200
The ________ is not exposed to the independent variable manipulation but provides a point of comparison when examining the effects of these manipulations on the dependent variable. A) control group B) hypothetical group C) experimental group D) extraneous group E) caveat group
a) control group
200
A sample of respondents that have agreed to participate in survey research, usually in exchange for some sort of cash or reward compensation are known as this.
Panels
200
A ranking scale in which numbers are assigned to objects to indicate the relative extent to which some characteristic is possessed is called a(n) ________. A) nominal scale B) ordinal scale C) interval scale D) ratio scale E) random scale
B) ordinal scale
200
Individuals, organizations, or other entities whose responses to independent variables or treatments are being studied are called ________. A) hypotheses B) independent variables C) test units D) dependent variables E) corollaries
C) test units
200
____________ refers to changes in the test units themselves that occur with the passage of time. a) Maturation b) Selection Bias c) Mortality d) History e) Testing Effects
a) Maturation
300
________ is the extent to which a cause, X, and an effect, Y, occur together or vary together in the way predicted by the hypothesis under consideration. A) The time order of occurrence of variables B) The role of evidence C) Concomitant variation D) The elimination of other possible factors
c) Concomitant variation
300
When 50 out of 100 survey respondents completed the online survey, we can say we have a 50% ____________.
Response Rate
300
A ________ is one of the two types of scaling techniques in which there is direct comparison of stimulus objects with one another. A) random scale B) nonrandom scale C) comparative scale D) noncomparative scale E) direct scale
C) comparative scale
300
Variables that measure the effect of the independent variables on the test units are called ________. A) interdependent variables B) concurrent variables C) extraneous variables D) concomitant variables E) dependent variables
E) dependent variables
300
__________ refers to specific events that are external to the experiment but occur at the same time as the experiment: a) Maturation b) Selection Bias c) Mortality d) History e) Testing Effects
d) History
400
A scale whose numbers serve only as labels or tags for identifying and classifying objects with a strict one-to-one correspondence between the numbers and the objects is called a(n) ________. A) nominal scale B) ratio scale C) ordinal scale D) interval scale E) random scale
A) nominal scale
400
Survey Monkey and Qualtrics are examples of two websites that allow you to create free or low cost _______________.
Online surveys
400
A comparative scaling technique in which a respondent is presented with two objects at a time and asked to select one object in the pair according to some criterion is called ________. A) rank order scaling B) paired comparison scaling C) constant sum scaling D) semantic differential scaling E) semantic meaning scaling
B) paired comparison scale
400
________ refers to whether the manipulation of the independent variables or treatments actually caused the observed effects on the dependent variables. A) Internal validity B) Extraneous validity C) External validity D) Control validity E) Corollary group
A) internal validity
400
____________ refers to the improper assignment of test units to treatment conditions. Happens when random assignment is not used. a) Maturation b) Selection Bias c) Mortality d) History e) Testing Effects
b) Selection Bias
500
A measurement scale with five response categories ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree," which requires the respondents to indicate a degree of agreement or disagreement with each of a series of statements related to the stimulus object is called a(n) ________. A) Likert scale B) semantic differential C) Stapel scale D) opinion rating scale E) penta scales
a) Likert scale
500
Which is a strength of structured surveys, reliability or validity?
Reliability
500
Which of the following types of scales is described as a seven-point rating scale with end points associated with bipolar labels that have semantic meaning? A) Likert scale B) semantic differential C) Stapel scale D) balanced rating scale E) siete scales
B) semantic differential
500
The ________ is a preexperimental design in which a group of test units is measured before and after exposure to the treatment. A) one-shot case study B) one-group pretest-posttest design C) random group D) static group E) before-and-after study
B) one-group pretest-posttest design
500
____________ refers to the loss of test units while the experiment is in progress: a) Maturation b) Selection Bias c) Mortality d) History e) Testing Effects
c) Mortality
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