Early in life, our beliefs are fixed primarily through
a. tenacity.
b. empiricism.
c. intuition.
d. authority.
The measure of effect size used with an ANOVA is
a. Cohen's d.
b. r2.
c. eta-squared (h2).
d. the phi coefficient.
The purpose of the correlational research strategy is to describe the relationship between two variables and measure its strength.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research that uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is referred to as _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Theory in psychology serves to both organize data and to
a. Generate prediction for untested situations.
b. allow psychology to be termed a natural science.
c. validate psychological findings.
d. ensure the reliability of data.
Post hoc tests are used to
a. determine whether an F-ratio is significant.
b. determine whether h2 needs to be computed.
c. make all pairwise comparisons between group means.
d. all of the options are correct
Of all the research strategies that investigate relationships between variables, the correlational strategy is the only one that does not involve comparing groups of scores.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In _______________, although the researcher may have some initial guiding questions or core concepts to ask about, there is no formal structured instrument or protocol.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In a laboratory setting, the psychologist is more concerned that the ______ are the same and less concerned that the physical situation is the same.
a. experimenters
b. underlying processes
c. participants
d. independent variables
Post hoc tests are necessary after an ANOVA when the test is _____ and there are _____ or more groups being compared.
a. significant; 3
b. significant; 2
c. not significant; 3
d. not significant; 2
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