When measuring behavior, researchers want the variability in the numbers they assign to participants' responses to
a. be as small as possible
b. be as large as possible
c. correspond to the variability in participants' responses
d. be unrelated to variables they are investigating
e. be affected by their manipulation of the dependent variable
Which of the following can artificially deflate the magnitude of a correlation coefficient?
a. having a large number of participants
b. on-line outliers
c. restricted range of scores
d. high reliability of the measures
e. all of the above can deflate a correlation
When a test is successfully back translated, it
a. can be re-translated into virtually any new language.
b. retains the same meaning in the initial language and the language into which it is translated.
c. will have validity with respect to cross-cultural norms.
d. cannot be forwarded translated afterward.
Behavioral research should be designed so that
a. the researcher can identify factors that are related to behavioral variability
b. behavioral variability is eliminated
c. variability among participants is maximized
d. behavioral variability is due to only one factor
e. participants' behavior does not vary across conditions
If a correlational test involves data that fall on a continuum, the test involves
a. a correlational measure.
b. a test of association.
c. ordinal variables.
d. independent variables.
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