Psychology Questions

An interaction occurs whenever
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the effect of one independent variable changes across levels of a second independent variable.
the dependent variable is effectively manipulated in a factorial design.
the manipulation check indicates a manipulation failure.
both independent variables have a main effect.

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Question 2
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A researcher finds that for female applicants, the likelihood of being hired for a job increases as their work experience increases. However, for male applicants, the likelihood of being hired decreases as their work experience increases. This finding would suggest
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a main effect of work experience.
gender and work experience have no effect on likelihood of being hired for a job.
a main effect of gender.
an interaction between gender and work experience.

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Question 3
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In a within-subjects design, with two conditions being tested, each person participating in the study would be tested
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four times
one time
two times
not at all

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Question 4
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An experiment that has more than one independent variable is known as
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ultra-experimental
quasi-experimental
factorial
this is impossible, an experiment by definition cannot have two IVs

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Question 5
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A researcher may design an experiment with more than two levels of the independent variable because
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researchers are often interested in comparing more than two groups.
with only two levels of the independent variable, a more complex relationship cannot be detected.
All of these
with only two levels it may be difficult to provide information about the exact relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable.

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Question 6
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Using non-manipulated independent variables, such as height, personality trait, intelligence, will always result in a
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spreading interaction
between subjects design
crossover interaction
within subjects design

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Question 7
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In examining short term memory performance, researchers look at five factors: age, type of background music, loudness of background music, color of lighting in room, and time of day (morning, evening). Which of the following was a participant variable?
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type of music
lighting
age
loudness of music

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Question 8
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Which of the following could conceivably be designated as participant variable in a factorial design? The participants’….
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age
marital status
interest in a particular hobby
weight
all of the choices listed

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Question 9
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A consumer psychologist is testing the effects of the label color (yellow vs. blue) and style (modern vs. vintage) on people’s satisfaction with the flavor of a new BBQ sauce. The researcher analyzes the difference between satisfaction when the packaging was modern (combining both yellow and blue colors) in comparison to when the packaging was vintage (also combined yellow and blue colors). This analysis was looking for the
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main effect of style.
interaction between color and style
main effect of color.
interaction between satisfaction and color

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Question 10
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Which of the following are two typical types of interactions?
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biased and random
dependent and independent
participant and laboratory
crossover and spreading