Independent-Groups Design of Research MCQ

Quasi-experiments differ from experiments because they ______.

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Correct Answer: Use preexisting groups rather than randomly assigning participants to groups

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If tobt = –1.98 and tcrit = 2.16 for p < .05, there is a probability of a ______.

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Correct Answer: Type II error

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In order to compute the standard error of the differences between means (SDX–X), we first compute ______.

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Correct Answer: The pooled variance of our two standard deviations

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The value of F will ______.

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Correct Answer: Always be positive

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Ben is researching the effect of sleep deprivation on test scores. He finds a significant effect and computes the effect size of rpb2 = .15. This can be interpreted as meaning ______.

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Correct Answer: Sleep deviation has a moderate effect on test scores

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Steps we can take to maximize the internal validity of a simple experiment include ______.

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Correct Answer: Eliminate all possible confounds by making the experience identical for all participants except for the level of the IV that they experience

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When a one-way ANOVA is significant, you must then determine how each group differs from every other group by computing ______.

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Correct Answer: Post hoc tests

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One advantage of conducting a multiple independent-groups design over multiple simple experiments is ______.

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Correct Answer: Decreasing the probability of a Type I error

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Between-groups variance is comprised of ______.

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Correct Answer: Variance created by the IV and error variance from participant differences

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If tobt = –3.98 and tcrit = 2.16 for p < .01, we would ______.

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Correct Answer: Reject the null hypothesis

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The variability among the scores of participants created by individual or participant differences even under the same conditions is called within group variance

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Correct Answer: True

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Tukey's honestly significant difference test is a popular post hoc test that is more conservative than most tests; it must be used with equal n and computes the least significant difference that is significant between means

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Correct Answer: True

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The sum of the squared deviations of each participant from the mean of their group is sum of square within group

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Correct Answer: True

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Sum of squares ____ groups is the sum of the squared deviations of treatment group means from the mean for the entire sample.

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Correct Answer: Between

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The average variability in a sampling dis-tribution of differences between means is called standard error of difference between the ____

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Correct Answer: Mean

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Squared point biserial correlation is measure of effect size for the independent-samples t test, provid-ing the percentage of variance in the outcome (or DV) accounted for by the predictor (or IV).

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Correct Answer: True

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Simple experiment is a study investigating the effect of a manipulated ____ with two conditions on a DV.

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Correct Answer: IV

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The variable that is used to predict the value of another variable, and a term used instead of IV in a correlational design is called

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Correct Answer: Predictor variable

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Post hoc test is a additional analysis when you find statistically significant results when comparing ___ groups

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Correct Answer: Three or more

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Estimate of the total variance for a sample of scores computed by combining and weighting by their respective n the variances of the two groups mak-ing up the sample is pooled variance

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Correct Answer: True

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The variable that is predicted, and a term used instead of DV in a correlational design is called

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Correct Answer: Outcome

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One way analysis of variance is the inferential statistical test used to analyze data from a multiple-groups design.

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Correct Answer: True

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Multiple independent group design is exam-ining the effect of a manipulated IV or the relationship of a variable that has three or more levels on a DV

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Correct Answer: True

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Mean square ____ groups is the average devi-ation within all groups or levels of a study

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Correct Answer: Within

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Mean square difference ____ groups is the average deviation of group means from the total mean of a sample

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Correct Answer: Between

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Levene's test for equality of variance is a statistical test that examines whether the variability within different samples is similar.

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Correct Answer: True

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The inferential statistic used to test differences between means in a study with two independent groups is independent sample t test

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Correct Answer: True

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Assumption that the vari-ance of populations is the same; group standard deviations serve as estimates of the population variances is ___ of variance

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Correct Answer: Homogeneity

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Fisher's least significant difference test is a commonly used post hoc test that computes the small-est amount that group means can differ in order to be significant.

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Correct Answer: True

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The percentage of variability in a measured variable which is accounted for by the grouping variable is called

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Correct Answer: Eta squared

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An estimation of the range of val-ues within which the scores will fall (margin of error) is called

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Correct Answer: Confidence interval

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A measure of effect size; describes the mag-nitude of the effect of our IV (or predictor) on the DV (or outcome) in standard deviation units is called cohen's

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Correct Answer: D

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Variability in scores created by the different levels of the ____researchers attempt to maximize this variability in between groups variance.

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Correct Answer: IV

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