The method section of an APA-style research reports is headed with the word Method ____.
a. centered and typed in boldface type.
b. at the left margin and typed in boldface type.
c. centered and typed in italics.
d. at the left margin and typed in italics.
If experimental treatments produce an effect,
a. between-groups variance will increase.
b. between-groups variance will decrease.
c. within-groups variance will increase.
d. within-groups variance will decrease.
In which section of a psychological research report should the hypothesis of the study be stated?
a. results
b. method
c. introduction
d. references
The F statistic is
a. the ratio of between-group variance to within-group variance.
b. between-groups variance minus within-groups variance.
c. within-groups variance minus between-groups variance.
d. a measure of error variance.
An introduction of a research report typically contains ____.
a. a short summary of the findings
b. the research question or problem
c. a description of participants
d. the implications of the findings
The Wilcoxon signed-ranks test
a. is used for between-subjects designs.
b. takes into account both the magnitude and the direction of the difference between paired scores.
c. cannot be used for within-subjects designs.
d. is a parametric test.
The introduction section of an APA-style research report begins on page 3, ____.
a. headed with the word Introduction centered and typed in boldface type
b. headed with the word Introduction at the left margin and typed in boldface type
c. headed with the word Introduction at the left margin and typed in italics
d. without a heading of Introduction
The Mann-Whitney U test is
a. nonparametric.
b. distribution free.
c. designed for two groups of scores.
d. all of these
The review of the literature found in the introduction to an APA-style research report would ____.
a. provide an in-depth review of even the most basic concepts that relate to the research
b. thoroughly review all research published in the topic area of the research
c. discuss only the articles most relevant to the research question
d. provide detailed information about each article cited
In comparison with one-tailed tests, two-tailed tests are
a. less conservative.
b. more conservative.
c. less likely to lead to a Type II error.
d. more likely to lead to a Type I error.
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