Question: Based on the summary table in Question 1, what is the CV you would use to test the F ratio assuming α = .05?
Answer Choices:
A. 4.11
B. 7.59
C. 4.10
D. 4.13
Answer: C – 4.10
Question: Based on the summary table in Question 1, how many participants were in this study?
Answer Choices:
A. 36
B. 29
C. 40
D. 41
Answer: C – 40
Question: Based on the summary table in Question 1, how would you interpret the effect size of Factor A?
Answer Choices:
A. small
B. medium
C. large
D. cannot tell with information provided
Answer: B – medium
Question: Based on the summary table in Question 1, would you perform a Tukey HSD test to examine the simple effects for the interaction term (A x B)?
Answer Choices:
A. Yes
B. No
C. cannot tell with information provided
Answer: B – No
Question: In a 2 x 2 x 2 Between Subjects ANOVA, how many total groups are there?
Answer Choices:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 8
Answer: D – 8
Question: Participants in a repeated measures design are exposed to
Answer Choices:
A. all levels of the independent variable.
B. only one level of the independent variable.
C. a variable number of the levels of the independent variable.
D. none of the above.
Answer: A – all levels of the independent variable.
Question: Given N = 40 and K = 4, what would be your degrees of freedom for a One Way Between Subjects ANOVA design?
Answer Choices:
A. 3, 36
B. 3, 40
C. 3, 39
D. 4, 40
Answer: A – 3, 36
Question: Which of the following represents the strongest correlation?
Answer Choices:
A. .10
B. 0
C. -.55
D. -.74
Answer: D – -.74
Question: Which of the following represents the weakest correlation?
Answer Choices:
A. .92
B. -.44
C. .15
D. .80
Answer: C – .15
Question: You read a social media post explaining the correlation (i.e., Pearson’s r) between ice cream sales and number of violent felonies committed in the month of July. The article author concludes ice cream causes murder. What is wrong with this conclusion?
Answer Choices:
A. The researcher used the wrong statistical test.
B. Correlation does not imply causation.
C. Number of felonies is not a quantitative variable.
D. These data are qualitative and thus cannot be used to calculate a Pearson’s r.
Answer: B – Correlation does not imply causation.
Question: A company that produces table salt is interested in showing that moderate amounts of salt do not adversely affect blood pressure. Thirty participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: a diet containing no salt or a diet consisting of a small amount of salt. What is the best statistical test to conduct?
Answer Choices:
A. independent groups t-test
B. correlated groups t-test
C. Pearson’s r
D. none of the above
Answer: A – independent groups t-test
Question: A social psychologist is interested in whether or not thinking about one’s death has a negative effect on prejudice toward out-groups based on one’s political affiliation. The researcher randomly assigns an equal number of conservatives and liberals to experience either a control condition or a death-prime condition. What is the best statistical test to conduct?
Answer Choices:
A. One Way Between Subjects ANOVA
B. One Way Repeated Measures ANOVA
Answer: A – One Way Between Subjects ANOVA
Question: The Big Five Factor Model includes ______________ as one of the dimensions of personality.
Answer Choices:
A. social closeness
B. openness
C. suspiciousness
D. perfectionism
Answer: B – openness
Question: One reason that some aspects of personality might be genetically influenced is that some aspects of personality are _______________________.
Answer Choices:
A. decreased, increased
B. increased, increased
C. decreased, decreased
D. increased, decreased
Answer: B – increased, increased
Question: As people age, they tend to exhibit fewer personality traits related to _________________________.
Answer Choices:
A. neuroticism
B. psychoticism
C. self-regulation
D. conscientiousness
Answer: A – neuroticism
Question: A male inherits ________________.
Answer Choices:
A. an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father
B. a Y chromosome from each parent
C. an X chromosome from each parent
D. an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from the father
Answer: A – an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father
Question: As presented in class, evolutionary sexuality theory recognizes that the following are five separate, independent constructs:
Answer Choices:
A. Sociocultural Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Orientation
B. Gender Identity, Gender Role, Sexual Behavior
C. Gender Role, Attraction, Behavior, Homosexual
D. Sexual Identity, Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation
Answer: D – Sexual Identity, Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation
Question: The “point scale” currently used to assess sexual orientation is called ________________________.
Answer Choices:
A. The Sanders Scale
B. The Kinsey Scale
C. The American Sexual Orientation Inventory
D. The Times Grid
Answer: B – The Kinsey Scale