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Module 4 Quiz

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

Question #1
A  People are not always able to accurately explain their responses.
B  People were giving socially desirable responses and not being honest.
C  Zariah needs to consider the accuracy of flashbulb memories.
D  Zariah was mistaken, and the socks actually did differ in quality.
Question #2
A  Frequency claims require very large samples, and representative samples are always large.
B  Representative samples allow for enhanced internal and external validity.
C  It is unethical to make frequency claims without representative samples.
D  It is unlikely that the accuracy of estimates can be checked.
Question #3
A  They may be too easy to answer.
B  They are leading questions.
C  They are too conceptual.
D  They may have poor construct validity.
Question #4
A  Random sampling is more important than random assignment.
B  They both are necessary for frequency claims.
C  They both mean the same thing.
D  Random assignment is necessary for internal validity, whereas random sampling is necessary for external validity.
Question #5
A  snowball sample
B  stratified random sample
C  simple random sample
D  systematic sample
Question #6
A  systematic sample
B  purposive sample
C  convenience sample
D  snowball sample
Question #7
A  “When was the last time you tweeted/retweeted?”
B  “Have you ever sent a ‘sext’ (a sexually explicit message or photo)?”
C  “Why did you choose your Facebook profile photo?
D  “How often do you shop online?”
Question #8
A  People are better able to remember vivid memories.
B  The confidence people have in their memories is not strongly related to the accuracy of their memory.
C  People are very good judges of the reasons for their behavior.
D  If people are inaccurate in reporting their reasons for behavior, it is because they are deliberately trying to be deceptive.
Question #9
A  It requires recording technology, such as video cameras.
B  It is a more reliable and valid method than self-report methodology.
C  It requires a research assistant to be with the participant at all times.
D  It may tell a different story than data collected by self-report questions.
Question #10
A  Surveys and polls are an accurate way to measure people’s actual behavior.
B  Surveys and polls can efficiently measure people’s subjective feelings.
C  Surveys and polls can support only frequency claims.
D  Surveys and polls utilize only one type of question format.
Question #11
A  nondifferentiation
B  uniqueness
C  observer bias
D  socially desirable responding
Question #12
A  Researchers reached out to participants attending Gambler’s Anonymous meetings.
B  Researchers recruited participants from online websites, such as Prolific Academic.
C  Researchers asked international college students to recommend other international students to participate in their study.
D  Researchers oversampled Latinx participants for their study and adjusted their results.
Question #13
A  a person’s attitude toward their doctor
B  a person’s opinions about a healthcare law
C  a person’s thoughts about whether they prefer Advil or Tylenol
D  a person’s feelings about people diagnosed with cancer
Question #14
A  “I do not want to have to worry about ethics.”
B  “I want to measure something that people may not know how often they do it.”
C  “I do not want to have to worry about the construct validity of my conceptual variable.”
D  “I want to make a causal claim.”
Question #15
A  how well it is worded
B  how many response options it has
C  how short it is
D  how many people answer it
Question #16
A  How many people are in the population?
B  How were the participants measured?
C  How was the sample collected?
D  How many people are in the sample?
Question #17
A  We are uncertain about the generalizability of the results.
B  The results are incorrect because the study did not use a random sample.
C  We can generalize the results of the study only to Americans with adverse childhood experiences.
D  We can generalize the results of the study to all Americans.
Question #18
A  We can generalize the results of the study to all Americans.
B  The results are incorrect because the study did not use a random sample.
C  We can generalize the results of the study only to Americans with adverse childhood experiences.
D  We are uncertain about the generalizability of the results.
Question #20
A  He will be unable to use videotape because he is studying children.
B  He can use the videotapes regardless of whether the adult objects as long as the child agrees.
C  If he uses hidden cameras, he does not need to tell the participants they have been videotaped.
D  He will likely need to get permission to videotape the children prior to doing so.
Question #24
A  cluster sampling
B  stratified random sampling
C  simple random sampling
D  convenience sampling
Question #25
A  they lead people to respond with a certain viewpoint rather than with their true opinions.
B  they capture people’s ability to understand the question rather than their true opinions.
C  they are unable to capture people’s true opinions because they evoke an emotional response.
D  they are too simple to truly capture people’s true opinions.
Question #26
A  yea-saying biases.
B  bystander effect.
C  observer bias.
D  faking good.
Question #27
A  He is concerned that Julian’s participants will use shortcuts.
B  He is concerned that Julian’s results could be affected by question order.
C  He is concerned that Julian has a double-barreled question.
D  He is concerned that Julian’s participants will try to fake good.
Question #28
A  a study of first-time homeowners
B  a study of high school students
C  a study of people who have been to the doctor in the past year
D  a study of teenagers whose parents are both deployed overseas in the military
Question #29
A  increased internal validity.
B  collected a sample.
C  conducted a census.
D  biased the study.
Question #30
A  biased the study.
B  increased internal validity.
C  collected a sample.
D  conducted a census.
Question #31
A  They slow down readers, making them answer more carefully.
B  They are easier for people to read.
C  They ask each question twice so the participant answers twice.
D  They give people more answer options.
Question #32
A  Both randomly sample subgroups to be studied.
B  Both result in representative samples.
C  Both identify subgroups that need to be studied.
D  Both result in nonrepresentative samples.
Question #33
A  “Receiving weekly feedback from your supervisor increases work productivity.”
B  “Having a dark triad personality is associated with having greater relationship problems.”
C  “People who report knowing someone who has been diagnosed with skin cancer also report having greater sunscreen use.”
D  “Forty-three percent of psychology majors report being frustrated by people asking them if they are psychoanalyzing them.”
Question #34
A  His participants are all the people who have purchased birds at his local pet store in the past six months.
B  He contacts the Twitter followers of Dr. Oiseau, a famous biologist who studies birds.
C  He asks bird owners to give him the names of other bird owners.
D  He recruits bird owners by e-mailing members of the National Bird Owners Association and asking for participants.
Question #37
A  The true estimate would increase.
B  External validity would become less important.
C  Statistical validity would become negatively affected.
D  The margin of error would become smaller.
Question #38
A  using reverse-worded questions
B  using a Likert scale
C  using scales with an even number of response options
D  providing a “no opinion” option
Question #39
A  “Most Americans believe that there should not be tax cuts. Please rate your opinions about tax cuts on a 1 (Disagree) to 5 (Agree) scale.”
B  “Do you agree that tax cuts are an important issue and there should be tax cuts? Yes or No.”
C  “The government should never raise taxes. Please rate your agreement on a 1 (Disagree) to 7 (Agree) scale.
D  “Please rate your opinions about tax cuts on a 1 (I strongly disagree with tax cuts) to 7 (I strongly agree with tax cuts) scale.”
Question #42
A  studying people who are easy to find
B  studying people who are typical
C  studying people who are willing to participate
D  studying people who are colleagues of the researcher
Question #44
A  part; entire
B  people; groups
C  participants; researchers
D  external; internal
Question #45
A  leading question.
B  double-barreled question.
C  ordered question.
D  negatively worded question.
Question #46
A  complicated
B  basic
C  ideal
D  unusual