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Psyc300 Midterm Exam - Week 4 Question 1 of 41 Marco’s study suggested that elementary students who watch TV more than three hours a day are more likely to be overweight than students who watch ... less TV. In this study student’s weight is A. an independent variable B. dependent variable C. mediating variable D. moderating variable Answer Key: B Question 2 of 41 Professor Harris is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One question asks students to report how politically conservative they are it includes a 7-point scale where 1 is “not at all conservative” and 7 is “extremely conservative.” This is an example of a/an: A. nominal scale B. ordinal scale C. interval scale D. ratio scale Answer Key: C Question 3 of 41 Professor Harris is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One question asks students to report their highest level of education by choosing these options: “some high school”, “completed high school,”, “some college”, or “completed 4-year college degree.” This is an example of a/an: A nominal scale E. ordinal scale F. interval scale G. ratio scale Answer Key: A Question 4 of 41 Professor Adams is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One question asks students to report their age in years. This is an example of a/an: A nominal scale H. ordinal scale I. interval scale J. ratio scale Answer Key: D Question 5 of 41 Professor Adams is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One question asks students to report whether they are currently living in an "urban", "suburban", or "rural" setting. This is an example of a/an: A nominal scale K. ordinal scale L. interval scale M. ration scale Answer Key: A Question 6 of 41 Kate has spent the past month carefully observing a group of third graders on the playground during recess, taking notes of how the students interact with one another. On the basis of these observation, Kate is drawing conclusions about the interaction styles of boys and girls. This is an example of: A hypothetical logic N. deductive logic O. inductive logic P. propositional logic Answer Key: C Question 7 of 41 Alicia knows that teenagers often do not make good decisions in areas where they have little knowledge. She also knows that most teens have little knowledge about human sexuality. Therefore, Alicia believes that teens are likely to make poor decisions about sexual activity. This is an example of: A. inductive logic B. propositional logic C. transductive logic D. deductive logic Answer Key: D Question 8 of 41 Which of the following represents a well-written applied research problem? A. “How does the organization of mathematical information in long-term memory differ between 3-year-olds and 13-year-olds?” B. “How do business teams of six or fewer members compare to teams of more than six members in terms of productivity?” C. “Which general education course is more interesting, U.S. History or World Music?” D. “What is the ratio of native-born students to international students on the campuses of major U.S. state universities?” Answer Key: B Question 9 of 41 Which of the following represents a well-written applied research problem? A. “How does the organization of mathematical information in long-term memory differ between 3-year-olds and 13-year-olds?” B. “How do business teams of six or fewer members compare to teams of more than six members in terms of productivity?” C. “Which general education course is more interesting, U.S. History or World Music?” D. “What is the ratio of native-born students to international students on the campuses of major U.S. state universities?” Answer Key: C Question 10 of 41 “What do underemployed U.S. workers (i.e., those workers who are employed, but not in positions for which they have specialized training or expertise) identify as the primary reason for their inability to find suitable employment?” The chief weakness of this research problem is that: A. it lacks clarity or completeness in the problem statement. B. it does not lead to the creation/discovery of new information. C. it implies only description of the data, not interpretation. D. studying the question as stated is not feasible. Answer Key: D Question 11 of 41 “What is the correlation between an index of civic-mindedness and years of involvement in local organizations and charities among members of city councils of selected midsized cities in the northeastern United States?” The chief weakness of this research problem is that: A. it implies only description of the data, not interpretation. B. it does not lead to the creation/discovery of new information. C. it lacks clarity or completeness in the problem statement. D. studying the question as stated is not feasible. Answer Key: A Question 12 of 41 “Among social workers in selected U.S. urban areas, are the personality characteristics of Need for Structure or In-Group Preference related to prejudicial social judgments about African Americans, Latino Americans, or Asian Americans?” Which of the following is a well-stated subproblem that follows from this research problem? A. Which group is more discriminated against by the public at large in each of the selected areas: African Americans, Latino Americans, or Asian Americans? B. What is the most valid existing measure of In-Group Preference? C. What is the relationship between an index of Need for Structure and an index of prejudice targeting attitudes about Asian Americans among the selected social workers? D. Which analytic technique is best suited to addressing the research problem, multiple regression or path analysis? Answer Key: C Question 13 of 41 Which of the following represents a null hypothesis? A. Class A high school basketball teams who employ a sports psychologist will have a higher proportion of wins over the course of the season than comparable teams who do not employ a sports psychologist. B. There will be no difference in rate of skill improvement between college gymnasts who practice meditation and those who do not. C. Does incorporating relaxation exercises into the daily practice routine of college vocal majors enhance their performance confidence? D. None of the above Answer Key: B Question 14 of 41 Which of the following represents a research hypothesis? A. Class A high school basketball teams who employ a sports psychologist will have a higher proportion of wins over the course of the season than comparable teams who do not employ a sports psychologist. B. There will be no difference in rate of skill improvement between college gymnasts who practice meditation and those who do not. C. Does incorporating relaxation exercises into the daily practice routine of college vocal majors enhance their performance confidence? D. None of the above Answer Key: A Question 15 of 41 The recommended order of tasks in preparing a research proposal is: A. state the problem and subproblems, note the assumptions, note the delimitations, define the terms, note the research questions/hypotheses. B. state the problem and subproblems, note the delimitations, note the research questions/hypotheses, note the assumptions, define the terms. C. state the problem and subproblems, note the research questions/hypotheses, note the assumptions, define the terms, note the delimitations. D. state the problem and subproblems, note the research questions/hypotheses, note the delimitations, define the terms, note the assumptions. Answer Key: D Question 16 of 41 If an important recent research article that you want to include in your literature review is not owned by your library, you might: A. cite it anyway for the benefit of the reader B. obtain it by asking the library to recall the reference C. obtain it through an online document delivery service D. decide to make do without it. Answer Key: C Question 17 of 41 If an important book that you want to include in your literature review is not owned by your library, your best move would probably be to: A. obtain it through interlibrary loan B. obtain it by asking the library to recall the reference C. obtain it through an online document delivery service D. cite it anyway for the benefit of the reader Answer Key: A Question 18 of 41 When considering general criteria for high-quality research projects, universality refers to the fact that: A. the research design allows the researcher to control those factors that are central to the success of the project. B. another researcher in the same field, using the same procedures under the same circumstances to research the same question, would obtain comparable results. C. a well-designed research project could be carried out by any competent researcher; it does not rely on a specific individual. 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