PSYC 3650 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS

PSYC 3650 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS


Use of 'and' or '&' - Answers - 'And' : in a narrative citation
'&' ; in a parenthetical citation

Use of 'et al' - Answers - 'Et Al' : meaning "and others"

Use of quotes - Answers - Included page number of quote(s) as mentioned in article

Sections of APA Style Paper - Answers - -Title page
-Abstract, -Introduction
-Methods
Participants
Design
Materials
Procedures
- Results
-Discussion
- References
-Tables and Figures

Use of Tense - Answers - Past Tense : used while describing studies
ex: we randomly assigned participants to condition
Future Tense: used when describing events you proposed to do
ex: we will randomly assign participants to condition

Active voice - Answers - Ex: I made a mistake
ex: we asked participants to stand up

Passive voice - Answers - Ex: Mistakes were made
ex: Participants were asked to stand up

Any statistic - Answers - = sample mean difference / sampling error

Descriptive research questions - Answers - Asks about frequency of or relationship
between behaviors

Predictive research questions - Answers - Asks if one behavior can predicted form
another

Casual research questions - Answers - Asks what cause specific behaviors

PsycTESTS - Answers - Source for standardized questionnaires