D vs. R
Relationship Strength
Reliability and Validity
Statistical Significance
Grab Bag
100

Any difference between men and women.

D

100

What is another name for "relationship strength?"

Effect Size

100

A measure of extroversion looks like a measure of extroversion.

Face Validity

100

The sample is large and the difference between the groups is large. Is this statistically significant?

Yes

100

What is the name for a psychological measure where people report on their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?

Self-Report Measure

200

The relationship between impostor phenomenon and self-esteem.

R

200

How strong / large is a d of 1?

Strong / Large

200

A measure of text anxiety has items about its two main components: nervous feelings and negative thoughts.

Content Validity

200

Pearson's r = .03, N = 15. Is this statistically significant?

No

200

What is this style of citation called?

"Wilson (2024) found just the opposite?"

Narrative (as opposed to parenthetical)

300

The correlation between age and sleep quality.

R

300

How big is the difference?

- Psych Majors: M = 20, SD = 10, N = 45

- Chem Majors: M = 15, SD = 10, N = 62

d = 0.50 / Strong

300

Students' scores on the CIPS at the beginning of the semester were strongly correlated with their scores at the end of the semester.

Test-Retest Reliability

300

Pearson's r is .47 with a sample of 119. Do you reject the null hypothesis?

Yes

300

If you decide that your result is statistically significant, what type of error could you be making?

Type I
400

The difference between a treatment group and a control group.

D

400

Two group means are the same. What is Cohen's d?

0

400

Students' scores on a self-report measure of procrastination are positively correlated with the number of late assignments they turned in during the semester.

Criterion Validity

400

p = .321. Is this statistically significant?

No

400

What is a simple thing that a researcher can do to avoid making Type II errors?

Hae a large sample.