1. Sampling models are used to select a sample from a population, such that the sample is representative of the population .
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True
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2. The (often imprecisely defined) population to which generalizations are made when research is based on an accidental or a convenience sample is known as _________ .
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Both a & b
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3. Proximal Similarity Model or Imaginary Population can be generalized to a hypothetical population that has characteristics similar .
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True
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4. A sample that consists of persons who were easily available is known as _______ .
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Accidental Sample
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5. Convenience Sample includes readily available cases, rather than cases randomly selected from a specific population .
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True
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6. A sample is representative of a population if the characteristics of the sample are similar to those of the population in all important respects is known as _______ .
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Representative Sample
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7. A design in which each group includes different cases or people. Each participant is assigned to one and only one group is known as ________ .
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Between-S
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8. A sample is a _______ of cases drawn from the population of interest .
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Subset
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9. Population can be identified and then selected .
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True
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10. A design in which each group includes different cases or people. Each participant is assigned to one and only one group is known as ________ .
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Between-S
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11. The degree to which research results can be generalized to participants, settings, and materials is known as _______ .
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All of these
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12. When individual participants cannot be randomly assigned to treatment and/or control groups,this statement is related to _______ .
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Nonequivalent Control Group
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13. A research design that involves pretest–posttest comparisons, or comparisons of treatment groups is known as ______ .
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Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
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14. Correlated Variables is a narrow sense, X and Y are correlated if they have a large Pearson’s r correlation.
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True
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15. A study that does not have the controls that are used in experimental research are called _______ .
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Both a & b
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16. The investigator does not manipulate an independent variable and does not have experimental control is known as ______ .
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Nonexperimental Research Design
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17. Sometimes even when random assignment of cases to groups is used, just by chance, the groups end up being different in some way is known as ______ .
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Unlucky Randomization
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18. The researcher controls situational factors such as setting, time of day, noise level, lighting conditions, group size, or other factors known as ________ .
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Experimental Control Cover Other Situational Factors
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19. Standardization also helps in ensuring the ________ of goods produced.
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All of these
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20. A way of assigning members of a sample to two or more treatment groups, such that each member of the sample has an equal chance of being included in each group is known as _______ .
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Random Assignment of Participants to Groups or Conditions
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21. ________ is a subset of cases from a population selected in a manner that gives each member of the population an equal chance of being included in the sample.
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Random Sampling of Participants from a Population
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22. The control group provides a basis for comparison.
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True
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23. Experimental Research Design involve the manipulation of one or more _________ by a researcher and experimental control over other variables
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Independent variables
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24. The term _________ can also be used more broadly to include other aspects of a study .
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Research Designs
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25. In an experiment, if another variable systematically co-occurs with a specific type of treatment, that variable is confounded with treatment is known as _______ .
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Confounded
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26. The degree to which results from a study can be used as evidence of a causal connection between variables is known as ________ .
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Internal Validity
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27. When information is available about at least one additional variable this statement is related to _______ .
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Statistical Control
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28. Experimental Controls basic research methods textbooks for a further discussion of the many forms of experimental control.
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True
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29. The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events is known as ________ .
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Control
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30. Confounds or Confounded Variablesdetermine whether the outcomes for that group are due to the type of treatment or the confound.
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True
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31. Rival Explanatory Variables can potentially be hundreds of rival explanatory variables that would need to be ruled out .
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True
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32. The order of events in time. If X1 happens before Y, or if X1 is measured or observed before Y, we say that X1 has temporal precedence relative to Y. This statement is related to ________ .
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Temporal Precedence
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33. Statistically Relate evaluates whether variables X and Y are statistically related by doing an appropriate statistical analysis .
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True
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34. Which of the correct statements about multiple-Point Rating Scales ?
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A rating scale is often called a Likert scale; the original format proposed by Likert involved rating degree of agreement on a five-point scale.
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35. A Likert scale assumes that the strength/intensity of an attitude is ________ .
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Linear
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36. Ordinal variables are those that contain ________ only about rank.
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Information
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37. Quantitative Variables is a variable that contains information about the _________ of some underlying characteristic .
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Both a & b
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38. Nominal Variables are numbers that serve only as names or labels for group membership and do not convey any information .
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True
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39. Categorical Variables is a variable with scores that identify group membership .
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True
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40. The case is usually a ________ . In other research fields .
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Both a & b
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41. Subjects is a _______ included in a sample .
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Both a & b
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42. Which of the correct statements about Variables ?
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A characteristic that varies across cases. For example, humans differ on variables such as blood pressure, height, and age.
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43. A statistical technique used to describe scores for one variable is known as ______ .
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Analysis
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44. _______ refers primarily to numerical information about many cases on one or more variables .
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Data
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