When Guttman scaling is used, people taking the test rate their agreement with items ____.
a. on a scale of 1 to 5
b. by checking those with which they agree
c. by ranking items as to how much they agree with the
d. on a scale of 1 to 11
In signal detection theory, which of the following would be affected by increasing the strength of the target relative to the noise?
a.
b.
c. d
d. r
In comparison to a multiple-treatment design, a two-treatment, within subjects design has ____.
a. reduced risk of participant attrition
b. increased risk that time-related factors will influence the data
c. more challenges with counterbalancing
d. more analytic complexities
In signal detection theory, the decision criterion of a cautious responder
a. will be lower than the decision criterion of an impulsive responder.
b. will be higher than the decision criterion of an impulsive responder.
c. will be the same as the decision criterion of an impulsive responder.
d. will be equal to d.
When Likert scaling is used, people taking the test often rate their agreement with items on a scale of ____.
a. 1 to 5
b. 1 to 10
c. 0 to 1
d. 10 to 20
The most appropriate hypothesis test for a within-subjects design that compares three treatment conditions is a(n) ____.
a. an independent-measures t test
b. a repeated-measures t test
c. a repeated-measures analysis of variance
d. a chi-square test for independence
When Likert scaling is used, experts rate the favorability of potential items on a scale of ____.
a. 1 to 5
b. 1 to 10
c. 0 to 1
d. 10 to 20
In the experiment by Prescott and Wilkie (2007), tolerance for pain
a. decreased in the presence of a sweet-smelling odor.
b. increased in the presence of a sweet-smelling odor.
c. remained the same whether or not a sweet-smelling order was present.
d. decreased in the presence of a bad odor.
At a minimum, how many participants would be needed for a matched-subjects design comparing three different treatment conditions with 20 scores in each treatment?
a. 20
b. 60
c. 90
d. 120
When Likert scaling is used, one of the criteria for the inclusion of an item in the final scale is based on ____.
a. the items statistical independence from the other questions
b. the size of the interquartile range of expert raters
c. whether the item as rated by experts has a high correlation with the total score across items
d. the lowest variability across judges
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