As soon as a researcher receives data, the data should be ____.
a. screened for accuracy
b. analyzed
c. graphed
d. logged
Gick and Holyoak (1980) found no difference in problem solving performance between subjects who read an analogous problem story prior to solving a problem and participants who did not.
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Although surveys can be used with a variety of different research strategies, the defining characteristic of the survey research design is that the ____.
a. research is conducted in field settings rather than in a laboratory
b. intent is simply to describe behaviors
c. intent is to demonstrate a relationship between behavior and other variables
d. intent is to explain the causes of the behaviors being surveyed
Statistical power is related to ____.
a. Type I error only
b. Type II error only
c. both Type I and Type II error
d. neither Type I nor Type II error
Holyoak's theory of structural consistency helps to specify the conditions under which analogous solutions are difficult or easy.
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Which observational research design has the greatest risk that the observer will influence the behaviors being observed?
a. naturalistic observation
b. participant observation
c. contrived observation
d. nonparticipant observation
The probability that a researcher will conclude there is a relationship when one does, in fact, exist is referred to as ____.
a. alpha
b. alpha inverse
c. statistical power
d. a Type III outcome
Between subjects designs tend to produce data that are more variable than data obtained from within subjects designs.
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A researcher who brings dating couples into the laboratory to be observed while they are solving a problem is most likely using ____.
a. participant observation
b. naturalistic observation
c. contrived observation
d. case study research
Increasing the level of significance in order to increase power results in increased risk of ____.
a. Type I error only
b. Type II error only
c. both Type I and Type II errors
d. neither Type I nor Type II error
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