PSYC 300 Week 3 quiz

PSYC 300 Week 3 quiz Part 1 of 1 - 40.0 Points Question 1 of 20 2.0 Points A good research plan, according to your textbook, includes_________. A.specific procedures and data sources, but does not lock the researcher into an analysis plan. B.initial procedures and key data sources, but is also open to modification as the project progresses. C.a specific plan regarding data sources and analyses, although information regarding the specific research sample is best left often. Correct D.includes specific sampling plan, procedures, data sources, and analysis plan. Answer Key: D Question 2 of 20 2.0 Points Charlotte wrote a book about her experiences as an anthropologist, living in an Incan village for three years, and becoming an expert weaver. Her book was widely read by other anthropologists including Mira, who is an expert in Navaho weaving. For Mira, Charlotte's book constitutes________ _. A.hearsay data Correct B.secondary data C.informal data D.non-empirical data Answer Key: B Question 3 of 20 2.0 Points Sean, a high school wrestler, has agreed to participate in a study of cardio-vascular conditioning. He is left somewhat confused when, at the first research session, he is asked to complete a questionnaire about commonly purchased grocery items. Sean's confusion indicates a lack of _________ regarding the task. Correct A.face validity B.content validity C.internal validity D.external validity Answer Key: A Question 4 of 20 2.0 Points A researcher designed a new questionnaire to measure political conservatism. To test out his new instrument, he asks people leaving their polling place on election day to report their degree of political conservatism using a 1 (low) to 10 (high) scale and then complete his questionnaire. Results shows that people who identified themselves as political conservatives also had the highest scores on his questionnaire. This is an indication of the _____ of the new instrument. A.construct validity Incorrect B.content validity C.face validity D.predictive validity Answer Key: A Question 5 of 20 2.0 Points Dick and Jane are studying aggression among pre-school children. Separately, they each watch a videotape of four children interacting in a playroom, and rate each child on the level of aggression displayed during the play session. When they have completed their ratings they compare them, and are pleased to note the ratings are highly similar. This is an example of _____ reliability. Correct A.inter-rater B.internal consistency C.equivalent form D.test-retestAnswer Key: A Question 6 of 20 2.0 Points According to the textbook, the most effective research proposals__________ . A.are a brief outline of the study you intend to conduct without an excess of detail. B.justify the study to be conducted by explaining how it will contribute to the professional literature. Correct C.are detailed and straightforward explanations of the research problem and methodology. D.include an autobiographical section that explains how the researcher became interested in the research topic. Answer Key: C Question 7 of 20 2.0 Points A proposal for a qualitative study typically includes these elements in this order: A.an explanation of how the findings will fit with the larger literature, a statement of the purpose of the study and its guiding questions, a management plan, an explanation of theoretical and metholodological grounding. B.a statement of the purpose of the study and its guiding questions, an explanation of how the findings will fit with the larger literature, an explanation of theoretical and methodological grounding, a management plan. Correct C.a statement of the purpose of the study and its guiding questions, an explanation of theoretical and methodological grounding, an explanation of how the findings will fit with the larger literature, a management plan. D.a statement of the purpose of the study and its guiding questions, an explanation of theoretical and methodological grounding, a management plan, an explanation of how the findings will fit with the larger literature. Answer Key: C Question 8 of 20 2.0 Points In regard to the style you will use for headings and subheadings in the research proposalA.there are no special formatting requirements unless the document is a thesis or dissertation. B.all disciplines recognize the major formal styles so it is a matter of personal choice. C.the writer is free to show creativity as long as s/he is consistent throughout the document. Correct D.disciplines often dictate the use of specific formal styles so you must find out what the expectations are. Answer Key: D Question 9 of 20 2.0 Points When explaining how the data are to be analyzed and interpreted A.it is best to provide only a general plan as things will probably change over the course of the study anyway. Correct B.it is best to be as detailed as possible so all contingencies related to analysis and interpretation can be anticipated. C.it is impossible to be highly detailed until one has the actual data in hand. D.an overly specific plan may bias the analyses or interpretation, impairing the validity of the study. Answer Key: B Question 10 of 20 2.0 Points The research proposal is best thought of as________ A.a general and flexible outline of how the research problem is to be investigated. B."Plan A", with the expectations that "Plan B" or even "Plan C" will become necessary as the study unfolds. Correct C.a detailed and firm contract between the researcher and others who are involved in the research project (participants, supervisors, funding review boards, funding agencies), and is important to the researcher and the research project. D.a document that is written for others (institutional review boards, funding agencies), and is of little value to the researchers. Answer Key: CQuestion 11 of 20 2.0 Points All of the following are qualities one would expect to see in a good research plan except_______. A.control B.measurement Incorrect C.universality D.refutability Answer Key: D Question 12 of 20 2.0 Points There are many kinds of assessment tools in psychology that attempt to measure many different aspects of human behavior. Assume you are interested in loneliness and find an assessment tool that is supposed to measure it but it does not correlate well with other measures of a person's sociability. This assessment tool would be low in______________. A.face validity B.criterion validity C.equivalent reliability Incorrect D.internal consistancy reliability Answer Key: B Question 13 of 20 2.0 Points A college professor, in an attempt to limit cheating, has made three versions of the same test from a test bank of questions. To the extent that the three versions of the test yeild similar results is called________. A.criterion validity Correct B.equivalent forms reliability C.test re-test reliability D.contsruct validityAnswer Key: B Question 14 of 20 2.0 Points Double-blind experiments help increase___________ _. A.external validity B.the Hawthorne effect C.internal validity Incorrect D.reliability Answer Key: C Question 15 of 20 2.0 Points When people are given too much information about an experiment it may change their behavior; the decision about how much information to provide a research participant is part of the_____________. A.thick description Incorrect B.debriefing C.protection from harm D.informed consent Answer Key: D Question 16 of 20 2.0 Points All researchers must be given permission to conduct experiments with human participants. This permission comes from the____________. A.primary investigator B.institutional review board Incorrect C.ethical review committee D.none of the aboveAnswer Key: D Question 17 of 20 2.0 Points This kind of study looks at the relationship between variables but does make cause and effect statements about the relationship. A.observational study B.quasi experimental design C.experimental design Correct D.correlational design Answer Key: D Question 18 of 20 2.0 Points An office manager is looking for a way to increase worker productivity so she pipes music into the office and notices a 5% increase in worker output. However, after a few weeks productivity drops off again. What could be a psossible explanation for this increase and decrease in productivity? Correct A.the novely effect B.respondent validation effect C.practical replication effect D.the Hawthorn effect Answer Key: A Question 19 of 20 2.0 Points All of the following are strategies to increase external validity except_______. A.real life settings B.a representative sample C.replication in different contextsCorrect D.triangulation Answer Key: D Question 20 of 20 2.0 Points This kind of experiment uses random assignment A.developmental research B.ex post facto research C.grounded theory research Correct D.experimental research Answer Key: