Psyc 3003 week 3 test - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYC-3003-1-Methods in Psyc Inquiry-2022-Spring-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-6 Test - Week 3 1. Steve wants to measure attraction by measuring individuals’ heart rates. In this case heart rate is the variable and attraction is the variable. 2. Measuring how many times a person bites their nails in a two-hour period is an example of 3. Consider the following item that might appear on a Likert scale: “I normally do not get along well with other people.” Such an item has high validity but may not ...

PSYC 3003 Week 3 Test 1. In asking Fred, who is in late adulthood, if he could go back to any age in his life and change anything, which age would it be? Fred replies that he is content, that his life has been good, and that he would rather not change anything about it, even his mistakes. According to Erikson, it is clear that Fred possesses . 2. Halima, who is in late adulthood, has noticed that she no longer spends time with her former colleagues from work, but spends a great deal of time wi...

PSYC-3003-1-Methods in Psyc Inquiry-2022-Spring-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-6 Test - Week 2 1. When looking for literature sources for a research project, Sarah looked for information in the Journal of Counseling Psychology and in her social psychology textbook. Which type of sources is each of these? 2. Which of the following best describes snowball sampling? 3. Results are said to be statistically significant if 4. A researcher might use previous research to develop an experiment that 5. What ar...

PSYC-3003-1-Methods in Psyc Inquiry-2022-Spring-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-6 Test - Week 1 1. Scientific research is empirical. This means that it is based on 2. A researcher wants to test whether the attachment of a child to a primary caregiver will predict how trusting that child will be in future romantic relationships. She uses a self-report measure of the participant’s relationships when they were young and a Likert scale measuring their trust behavior as adults. What kind of research design ...

PSYC 3003 Week 3 Quiz 1. Donna is in a two-part experiment. She completed a self-esteem measure one week ago and is now taking the same measure again. Which of the following problems may arise from this process? 2. When choosing a measure to use for a study, it is important to 3. Which of the following two techniques can be used to assess the internal consistency of a scale? 4. Which of the following is the best operational definition of the conceptual variable of attraction? 5. Using a ve...

PSYC-3003-1-Methods in Psyc Inquiry-2022-Spring-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-6 Test - Week 4 1. Which of the following is an advantage of before-after designs? 2. A study involving the effect of physical activity on self-esteem has a p-value of .001 and has correctly ruled out all obvious alternative hypotheses. However, this study cannot be applied to any real-life settings. Thus it can be said to have . 3. Which of the following is NOT a necessary goal for the creation of a valid experimental mani...

PSYC 3003 Week 2 Test 1. Which of the following will be likely to increase statistical significance? 2. Which of the following is true about hypothesis testing? 3. In a study investigating the effects of two different doses of a drug on students’ test performance, the drug represents the and students test performance is . 4. In an experimental research design, the term manipulation refers to the 5. What type of research tool can be either informal or highly structured? 6. The most rigo...

PSYC 3003 Week 2 Test 1. A school superintendent has received a report from the state that lists the ranking of schools in terms of the students’ performance on the state’s achievement test. Which scale of measurement is represented in this report? 2. A form of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of judgment when more than one person has observed a set of events is known as 3. Which of the following is the best operational definition of the conceptual variable of attraction...

PSYC 3003 Week 1 Test 1. In order to make decisions about ethical dilemmas in research, psychologists consult 2. Which of the following best describes the likely behavior of a research participant? 3. A survey researcher conducts a poll that indicates that 54 percent of the population of a city favors the Democratic candidate. The researcher’s data represent which of the following? 4. In which of the following situations could individuals be vulnerable to excessive inducement or pressure t...

PSYC-3003-11-Methods in Psyc Inquiry-2021-Winter-QTR-Term- wks-7-thru-12 Test - Week 6 90 out of 90 points 1. Jamal decides to compare the lyrics of rock and roll songs in the 1950s and the 1990s. He selects from the top 10 lists for each time period, and compares the lyrics. Jamal’s research method is based upon 2. A researcher tests the effects of a skills enhancement program by measuring the change in social adjustment of a group of handicapped children before and after they have compl...