Essay questions on an exam are examples of ____ items.
a. open-ended
b. restricted
c. rating scale
d. physiological
A life satisfaction scale has both positively-worded items (e.g., I feel as though life is good to me) and negatively-worded items (e.g., I have nothing to look forward to..). All items use a scale of 1 (disagree strongly) to 5 (agree strongly). In order to analyze this data, it must undergo a(n) ____.
a. item inversion
b. item reversal
c. scale reversal
d. scale inversion
If a result is not reliable then it probably will not generalize to other settings.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The multiple-choice questions on this exam are examples of ____ items.
a. open-ended
b. restricted
c. rating scale
d. physiological
If data on a particular variable are skewed in the positive direction, then taking the square root can make the data look closer to a normal distribution. This is referred to as data ____.
a. transformation
b. translation
c. imputation
d. substitution
If an experimental result is real there is no need to do a conceptual replication.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What type of question allows participants the greatest flexibility in deciding how to answer?
a. open-ended
b. restricted
c. rating scale
d. physiological
The ____ describes each variable in the data and indicates where and how it can be accessed.
a. guidebook
b. bibliography
c. codebook
d. descriptive analysis
Inferential statistics are used to determine whether an experimental outcome would have occurred by chance.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is a limitation of survey research?
a. It only can be used to measure attitudes and opinions.
b. It cannot be used to measure specific behaviors.
c. The results are often difficult to evaluate.
d. The results are limited by the truthfulness of the participants.