PSYC 3003 Week 4 Quiz - Questions and Answers
Question 1
The idea of generalization is most closely related to
Selected Answer: a. external validity.
Correct Answer: a. external validity.
Question 2
2 ou
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PSYC 3003 Week 4 Quiz - Questions and Answers
Question 1
The idea of generalization is most closely related to
Selected Answer: a. external validity.
Correct Answer: a. external validity.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
2 out of 2 points
A study involving the e"ect of physical activity on self-esteem has a p-value of .001 and has
correctly ruled out all obvious alternative hypotheses. However, this study cannot be applied to any real-life settings. Thus it can be said to have .
Selected Answer: c. high internal validity, low external validity
Correct Answer: c. high internal validity, low external validity
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The possibility of making a Type 2 error in an experiment would most likely be reduced by using which of the following procedures?
Selected Answer: d. Standardizing conditions
Correct Answer: d. Standardizing conditions
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Aspects of the research that allow the participants to guess the research hypothesis are known as
Selected Answer: c. demand characteristics.
Correct Answer: c. demand characteristics.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Exact replications are most likely to be conducted because the researcher wants to
Selected Answer:
c.
see if an e"ect that has been found in one laboratory, or by one researcher, can be found again.
Correct c.
Answer: see if an e"ect that has been found in one laboratory, or by one researcher, can be found again.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
The extent to which the experimental manipulation involves the participants in the research is called
Selected Answer: c. experimental realism.
Correct Answer: c. experimental realism.
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Researcher Franklin tests the limiting conditions of a previous finding by adding a new control condition to the design. Franklin’s experiment is a(n)
Selected Answer: b. constructive replication.
Correct Answer: b. constructive replication.
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Amalia conducted a study of how the media a"ects political affiliation. She showed participants a five-minute clip from CNN and then asked them to fill out a political ideology survey. Edward later conducted a similar study but had participants read an article from the Washington Post
instead of watching a TV broadcast. Edward’s study is an example of a
Selected Answer: d. conceptual replication.
Correct Answer: d. conceptual replication.
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