Which of the following statements is true regarding the nature of journals in the field of psychology?
a. some journals are broad in scope and others are specific to subareas
b. most journals are broad in scope and very few are specific to subareas
c. few journals are broad in scope and most are specific to subareas
d. psychological organizations do not publish journals
The distinguishing characteristic of the longitudinal design is that
a. several independent groups of individuals are tested once.
b. different groups of people are tested over time using the same survey.
c. the same sample of respondents is surveyed more than once.
d. the survey item is particularly lengthy.
Elizabeth wants to graph the relation between the number of hours spent studying and major (psychology, biology, education, etc.). What type of graph should she use?
a. line graph
b. scatterplot
c. bar graph
d. frequency polygon
Which of the following organizations and / or conferences are devoted to promoting and supporting undergraduate research?
a. Psi Chi
b. Great Plains
c. American Psychological Organization
d. A and B
Sax and her colleagues (2003) studied changes in the values and goals of college freshman from 1966 to the present. They drew random samples from each year's incoming class. Which survey research design did these researchers use?
a. cross-sectional design
b. successive independent samples design
c. longitudinal design
d. convenience design
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