PSYC 3003 Week 2 Test (Questions and Answers)

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PSYC 3003 Week 2 Test (Questions and Answers) Question 1 Which of the following will be likely to increase statistical significance? Selected Answer: a. A larger sample size Correct Answer: a. A... larger sample size Question 2 Which of the following is true about hypothesis testing? 2 out of 2 points 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. Hypothesis testing involves comparing the observed data to what would have been expected if the research hypothesis were true. b. Hypothesis testing involves comparing the observed data to what would have been expected if the null hypothesis were true. Question 3 2 out of 2 points In a study investigating the e"ects of two di"erent doses of a drug on students’ test performance, the drug represents the and students test performance is . Selected Answer: b. independent variable; dependent variable Correct Answer: b. independent variable; dependent variable Question 4 In an experimental research design, the term manipulation refers to the Selected Answer: c. independent variable. Correct Answer: c. independent variable. Question 5 What type of research tool can be either informal or highly structured? Selected Answer: a. Interview Correct Answer: a. Interview 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points Question 6 The most rigorous test of a scientific theory involves Selected Answer: b. falsification. Correct Answer: b. falsification. Question 7 2 out of 2 points 2 out of 2 points In a correlational research design, the term outcome variable is used to refer to the Selected Answer: d. dependent variable. Correct Answer: d. dependent variable. Question 8 Which of the following is an example of a closed-ended interview question? Selected Answer: b. Did you vote for Barack Obama? Correct Answer: b. Did you vote for Barack Obama? Question 9 Which of the following is not a good way to get a research idea? 2 out of 2 points 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: d. To find previous limiting conditions of a tested research question Correct Answer: c. To validate existing laws Question 10 2 out of 2 points Which of the following represents the major disadvantage of snowball sampling? Selected Answer: b. There is a likelihood of sampling bias. Correct Answer: b. There is a likelihood of sampling bias. .....continued [Show More]

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