Module 7 Quiz

A  They also have good construct validity for the dependent variable.

B  They tend to use more participants.

C  The manipulations have been previously validated in the lab.

D  They use real-world manipulations/experiences.

A  Does parent-training therapy lead to better parenting skills?

B  Does therapy improve coping skills following exposure to a natural disaster?

C  Do people diagnosed with a mental illness have poorer social abilities?

D  Does watching violent movies cause increases in acceptability of aggression?

A  attrition

B  regression to the mean

C  demand characteristics

D  instrumentation

A  a person suffering from a cold

B  a psychology student

C  a person diagnosed with schizophrenia

D  a college student

A  publication of the topic in the popular media

B  only direct replications

C  cultural psychology replications done on the topic

D  collection of the scientific literature on a topic

A  Data from small-N designs are presented as averages.

B  Small-N designs determine whether a finding is replicable by doing a test of statistical significance.

C  Each person in a small-N design is treated as a separate experiment

D  Data from small-N designs are grouped together.

A  reversal design

B  multiple-baseline design

C  interrupted time-series design

D  stable-baseline design

A  experimental realism

B  everyday realism

C  cultural realism

D  mundane realism

A  They are more important than studies conducted in laboratories.

B  They are high in ecological validity.

C  They automatically generalize to other situations.

D  They have a high degree of internal validity.

A  Small-N designs generalize to larger groups of individuals.

B  Small-N designs have fewer threats to internal validity.

C  Small-N designs take advantage of unique cases.

D  Small-N designs have better experimental control.

A  Meta-analyses eliminate the need for replications.

B  Meta-analyses always take less time to conduct.

C  Meta-analyses allow researchers to examine the strength of a relationship.

D  Meta-analyses are immune to threats to internal validity.

A  “Men are more likely than women to report considering infidelity.”

B  “Being exposed to attractive individuals increases thoughts of infidelity.”

C  “A majority of women report considering infidelity at least once during their marriages.”

D  “Parental divorce is associated with greater likelihood of infidelity.”

A  causal claims

B  association claims

C  frequency claims

D  experimental claims

A  The importance of the finding should be interpreted cautiously.

B  The independent researcher’s study is superior.

C  The topic should no longer be researched.

D  The replication was done incorrectly.

A  its statistical significance and its practical significance

B  its importance and its external validity

C  its duration and its sample size

D  its design and its results

A  Journal her own daily stress level.

B  Determine the average cardiovascular health of undergraduates at her university.

C  Measure daily stress and cardiovascular health in several new samples of participants.

D  Collect all the studies that have been conducted on daily stress and cardiovascular health.

A  the file drawer problem

B  the need for overestimation

C  the lack of reporting significant findings

D  ecological validity

A  secondary replication.

B  direct replication.

C  conceptual replication.

D  replication-plus-extension.

A  Dr. LaGuardia would have collected fewer types of data.

B  Dr. LaGuardia would have likely selected a topic where he expected a small effect size.

C  Dr. LaGuardia would have likely collected other additional dependent measures.

D  Dr. LaGuardia would not have compared participants’ performance on the Facial Recognition Test to other groups.

A  design confounds

B  history threat

C  regression to the mean

D  maturation threat

A  Because Dr. LaGuardia’s dependent variable was assessed in the laboratory, the study has limited external validity.

B  Because Dr. LaGuardia selected participants who actually experienced concussions, the study has strong external validity.

C  Because Dr. LaGuardia’s study is a quasi-experiment, it is impossible to obtain external validity.

D  Because Dr. LaGuardia selected a widely used measure, their study generalizes to other applications of this measure.

A  history threat.

B  testing threat.

C  selection threat.

D  selection-history threat.

A  testing

B  experimenter bias

C  selection-history

D  history

A  nonequivalent groups interrupted time-series design.

B  nonequivalent control group design.

C  interrupted time-series design.

D  multiple-baseline design.

A  external validity

B  statistical validity

C  internal validity

D  construct validity

A  under reporting null effects

B  p-hacking

C  HARKing

D  file drawer problems

A  conceptual replication

B  direct replication

C  indirect replication

D  replication-plus extension

A  direct replication

B  additional replication

C  conceptual replication

D  replication-plus-extension

A  provide open materials

B  use a large sample size

C  pre-register their study

D  provide open data

A  statistical validity; replication

B  construct validity; statistical validity

C  generalizability; statistical validity

D  replication; construct validity

A  statistical validity; external validity

B  internal validity; statistical validity

C  internal validity; external validity

D  construct validity; statistical validity

A  the independent variable in the study

B  the moderators used in the study

C  the procedures of the study

D  the dependent variable in the study

A  nonequivalent control group pretest/posttest design.

B  stable baseline design.

C  multiple baseline design.

D  reversal design.

A  The replications were conceptual; therefore we cannot conclude anything about the hypothesis.

B  The facial feedback effect is stronger than originally hypothesized.

C  The facial feedback effect is approximately the same as hypothesized.

D  The facial feedback effect was not supported by the replications.

A  before data collection

B  after replication

C  before developing hypotheses

D  after publication

A  reversal design.

B  multiple-baseline design.

C  interrupted time-series design.

D  stable-baseline design.

A  external; statistical

B  internal; external

C  statistical; external

D  external; internal

A  Experimental

B  Clinical

C  Social

D  Cultural