PSYC 270 QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What did we say is a disadvantage of open ended questions? - Answers- Benefit: a lot
of rich data
Con: sort and code format data to analysis
If I asked you about what you think about the major of psychology? - Answers- The
method of collecting data... self-report
Psychological measurement: - Answers- Heart rate, respiration, perspiration
Two research assistants observing something but scores are not correlating? -
Answers- They don't have interrater reliability
Retrain or code book needs clarity
Giving a test at the beginning of the semester and then two weeks later but scores are
very different. (Same test) - Answers- Test retest reliability-If we measure things at
different time points there should be similar results
Ratio scale and interval scale - Answers- Ratio scale has true zero interval scale does
not have zero
Example of good intneral reliability: - Answers- Consistent pattern of responses
Ex:recording happiness but asking different ways each way should correlate for each
person
Tusk study was unethical: - Answers- Patients weren't told of syphilis status and then
weren't offered treatments.
Three principles Belmont report has: - Answers- Beneficence
Justice
And respect for person
Why after the Belmont report and spa guidelines was Zimbardo allowed to do his study?
- Answers- Researchers didn't have to go through IRB they had total control of study
Example of being coercive for research: - Answers- Giving and offer they can't deny
going to poor neighborhood and offer 2000
What is the purpose of IRB? - Answers- To establish checks and balances, to make
sure studys met standards of community behavior, protect human subjects
Asking participants about Unc having several good about Unc what does it suggest? -
Answers- Ya saying, short cuts to finish survey
What did we say is a disadvantage of open ended questions? - Answers- Benefit: a lot
of rich data
Con: sort and code format data to analysis
If I asked you about what you think about the major of psychology? - Answers- The
method of collecting data... self-report
Psychological measurement: - Answers- Heart rate, respiration, perspiration
Two research assistants observing something but scores are not correlating? -
Answers- They don't have interrater reliability
Retrain or code book needs clarity
Giving a test at the beginning of the semester and then two weeks later but scores are
very different. (Same test) - Answers- Test retest reliability-If we measure things at
different time points there should be similar results
Ratio scale and interval scale - Answers- Ratio scale has true zero interval scale does
not have zero
Example of good intneral reliability: - Answers- Consistent pattern of responses
Ex:recording happiness but asking different ways each way should correlate for each
person
Tusk study was unethical: - Answers- Patients weren't told of syphilis status and then
weren't offered treatments.
Three principles Belmont report has: - Answers- Beneficence
Justice
And respect for person
Why after the Belmont report and spa guidelines was Zimbardo allowed to do his study?
- Answers- Researchers didn't have to go through IRB they had total control of study
Example of being coercive for research: - Answers- Giving and offer they can't deny
going to poor neighborhood and offer 2000
What is the purpose of IRB? - Answers- To establish checks and balances, to make
sure studys met standards of community behavior, protect human subjects
Asking participants about Unc having several good about Unc what does it suggest? -
Answers- Ya saying, short cuts to finish survey
