• Question 1
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A property of measurement in which assigning a score of zero indicates an
absence of the variable being measured is
Selected
d.
Answer:
absolute
zero.
• Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A property of measurement in which the ordering of numbers reflects the
ordering of the variable is
Selected
b.
Answer:
magnitud
e.
• Question 3
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When applying for a part-time job at the local supermarket, Bob was given a test
to determine how well he would bag groceries. The next week Bob took the SAT in
order to satisfy a college admissions requirement. The test at the supermarket
was a measure of validity whereas the SAT was a measure of validity.
Selected
a.
Answer:
concurrent;
predictive
• Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
validity is the extent to which a measuring instrument covers a
representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.
Selected
a.
Answer:
Conte
nt
• Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
An in-depth study of one or more individuals is
Selected
d.
Answer:
a case
study.
• Question 6
2.5 out of 2.5 points
As a researcher, Ray is simply interested in finding answers to the questions he
poses. Ray is most interested in research.
, Selected d.
Answer: basi
c
• Question 7
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A scale of measurement in which objects or individuals are categorized and the
categories form a rank order along a continuum is a(n) scale.
Selected
b.
Answer:
ordin
al
• Question 8
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When children are used as research participants
Selected
b.
Answer:
informed consent must be obtained from the parents or
legal guardians.
• Question 9
0 out of 2.5 points
If confidentiality is compromised, then human participants
Selected
d.
Answer:
are at risk and should not be used in
the study.
• Question 10
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Questions that are potentially answerable by means of currently available
research techniques are known as
Selected
c.
Answer:
solvable
problems.
• Question 11
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Psychologists interested in how being part of a group affects the individual are
most likely from the research area.
Selected
b.
Answer:
social
psychology
• Question 12
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A property of measurement in which assigning a score of zero indicates an
absence of the variable being measured is
Selected
d.
Answer:
absolute
zero.
• Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A property of measurement in which the ordering of numbers reflects the
ordering of the variable is
Selected
b.
Answer:
magnitud
e.
• Question 3
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When applying for a part-time job at the local supermarket, Bob was given a test
to determine how well he would bag groceries. The next week Bob took the SAT in
order to satisfy a college admissions requirement. The test at the supermarket
was a measure of validity whereas the SAT was a measure of validity.
Selected
a.
Answer:
concurrent;
predictive
• Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
validity is the extent to which a measuring instrument covers a
representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.
Selected
a.
Answer:
Conte
nt
• Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
An in-depth study of one or more individuals is
Selected
d.
Answer:
a case
study.
• Question 6
2.5 out of 2.5 points
As a researcher, Ray is simply interested in finding answers to the questions he
poses. Ray is most interested in research.
, Selected d.
Answer: basi
c
• Question 7
2.5 out of 2.5 points
A scale of measurement in which objects or individuals are categorized and the
categories form a rank order along a continuum is a(n) scale.
Selected
b.
Answer:
ordin
al
• Question 8
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When children are used as research participants
Selected
b.
Answer:
informed consent must be obtained from the parents or
legal guardians.
• Question 9
0 out of 2.5 points
If confidentiality is compromised, then human participants
Selected
d.
Answer:
are at risk and should not be used in
the study.
• Question 10
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Questions that are potentially answerable by means of currently available
research techniques are known as
Selected
c.
Answer:
solvable
problems.
• Question 11
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Psychologists interested in how being part of a group affects the individual are
most likely from the research area.
Selected
b.
Answer:
social
psychology
• Question 12
2.5 out of 2.5 points
