If needs for personnel and facilities must be minimized, a(n) ____ is preferable.
a. personal interview
b. phone interview
c. group questionnaire
d. drop-off survey
A stimulus presented to a participant is masked so that the participant is unaware that the stimulus was presented. However, it is found that the participant's response to a later stimulus is influenced by the masked stimulus. This is an example of
a. priming.
b. converging operations.
c. blindsight.
d. a visual illusion.
Last fall, a state college introduced a one-week study skills course for new freshmen students. At the end of the academic year, the college compared the grades and dropout rate for their freshmen with the corresponding measurements for freshmen at a neighboring state college. This study is an example of a ____.
a. posttest-only nonequivalent control group design
b. pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design
c. differential research design
d. time-series design
If operational costs must be minimized, a(n) ____ is preferable.
a. personal interview
b. phone interview
c. mail questionnaire
d. drop-off survey
Masking is used
a. to prime a participant prior to the onset of a target stimulus.
b. to manipulate the extent to which an observer is aware of a stimulus.
c. to bias an observer to perceive a stimulus in a particular way.
d. to prevent a participant from using visual cues in an experiment on auditory perception.
A differential research design is an example of a ____.
a. nonequivalent group design
b. nonequivalent control group design
c. time-series design
d. pretest-posttest design
If there is a desire to maximize the response rate, a(n) ____ is preferable.
a. group questionnaire
b. phone interview
c. mail questionnaire
d. e-mail questionnaire
Priming occurs when
a. a participant in an experiment is told in advance what to expect during the experiment.
b. a perceptual event biases an observer to perceive a subsequent event in a particular way.
c. a warning signal notifies the participant that an experimental trial is about to begin.
d. the perception of a stimulus is prevented through the use of masking.
Which research design is being used by a researcher comparing self-esteem scores for children from divorced families versus scores for children from families with no divorce?
a. differential research design
b. pretest-only nonequivalent control group design
c. pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design
d. time-series design
If there are concerns about response quality, a(n) ____ is preferable.
a. e-mail questionnaire
b. personal interview
c. mail questionnaire
d. drop-off survey
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