In the equation y = b0 + b1x, x is the ____.
a. predictor
b. outcome
c. slope
d. intercept
The nurture view of individual differences in intelligence
a. emphasizes the role of genetic factors.
b. emphasizes the role of experiential factors.
c. was the view held by Sir Francis Galton.
d. has been largely discredited by contemporary research.
The phase in a single-subject research design, during which the treatment is absent is called the ____ phase.
a. experimental
b. treatment
c. baseline
d. replication
In the equation y = b0 + b1x, y is the ____.
a. predictor
b. outcome
c. slope
d. intercept
The ability to form mental images was believed by _____ to be a component of intelligence.
a. Binet
b. Wechsler
c. Galton
d. Pavlov
In a single-subject design when no treatment is being administered, the observations are called ____ observations.
a. no-treatment
b. baseline
c. treatment
d. random
Suppose a study is not practically significant but is statistically significant. You should ____.
a. reconsider everything
b. increase the dosage or improve implementation
c. increase the sample size and/or improve measurement
d. be happy with an optimal outcome
Another term for predictive validity is
a. reliability.
b. face validity.
c. regression to the mean.
d. criterion validity.
A treatment phase is defined as ____.
a. a series of observations made when a treatment is being administered
b. the first observation made after a treatment is administered
c. the amount of change between the final observation before treatment and the first observation after treatment
d. the boundary between pre-treatment observations and post-treatment observations
Suppose a study is neither practically significant nor statistically significant. You should ____.
a. reconsider everything
b. increase the dosage or improve implementation
c. increase the sample size and/or improve measurement
d. be happy with an optimal outcome
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