Question 1
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This chapter discusses research by the National Sleep Foundation finding
that 36% of respondents reported falling asleep while driving. These results
were obtained from what type of research?
naturalistic observation
survey research
content analysis
correlational research
Question 2
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Why might a researcher select to use a naturalistic observation?
the opportunity to wait for an event to occur
the opportunity to observe spontaneous behavior
the opportunity for observers to influence events
the opportunity to determine cause and effect
Question 3
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Which of the following is not an advantage to survey research?
easy to administer
numerous participants
gather information on a variety of issues
social desirability
Question 4
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Gazdzinski and colleagues found that as weight increased for individuals,
neuronal health decreased. These results indicate what type of correlation?
a positive correlation
a weak correlation
a negative correlation
a spurious correlation
Question 5
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Which of the following reasons would not be a disadvantage to conducting an
ethnography?
detailed information
lack of testable hypotheses
inability to infer cause and effect
little ability to generalize findings
Question 6
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What is the first step to questionnaire construction?
complete an IRB application
locate participants to complete the questionnaire
consider the purpose of survey
proof read your survey
Question 7
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Survey research allows to you to investigate __________.
attitudes
ancient manuscripts
behaviors
A and C
Question 8
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If a researcher is comparing a new method or technique to the current
method or technique, what would participants in the control group be
exposed to?
the current method or technique
the new method or technique
both the current and new methods
a confounding variable
Question 9
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Owens et al. (2011) manipulated texting while driving conditions (i.e., driving
with no texting, driving while texting on a personal phone, driving while
texting using an in-vehicle texting system) to see if this influenced visual and
steering behaviors of drivers. Participants completed the task by texting the
researcher on a closed course. In this design, the texting condition served as
the __________.
measure of ecological validity.
dependent variable.
independent variable.
measure of reliability.
Question 10
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__________ is confidence in saying the observed change in the dependent
variable is due to the independent variable.
Internal validity
External validity
Construct validity
Reliable validity
Question 11
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__________ is the likelihood that the instrument used to measure a variable
actually is related to the topic or theory of interest.
Internal validity
External validity
Construct validity
Reliable validity
Question 12
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__________ is a reliability assessment where a measure is divided into two
halves and the halves are compared.
Split-half method
Parallel-forms
Internal consistency
Test-retest
Question 13
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Which of the following is not one of the three most common types of validity?
internal
external
construct
reliable
Question 14
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The placebo control group is similar to the control group in that __________.
participants in the group are not exposed to the independent variable.
participants in the group are not exposed to the dependent variable.
participants in the group are not exposed to the subject variable.
