Mod 14 JPG Chapter 16 - Interpreting Research and Practical Project

Question 1

When someone interprets a study or project, he translates the language of ________________ into the language of the culture.

experience
observation
nature
learning

Answer 1

nature

Question 2

The primary challenge in interpreting a project is deciding how each of its ____________________ might have affected data.

conditions
results
readers
features

Answer 2

features

Question 3

All of the following are examples of influences on interpretative behavior during pre-experimental planning of a study, except:

other professional contingencies
experimental question
theory
measurement procedures

Answer 3

measurement procedures

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of a professional contingency?

a researcher’s access to research participants
how much time the researcher has invested
the response class definition that was used
the amount of money the researcher has used

Answer 4

the response class definition that was used

Question 5

The amount of time, effort, and money that a researcher has invested can often lead to what form of research?

demonstration
thematic
pilot
advocacy

Answer 5

advocacy

Question 6

Generality has to do with the __________________________ of experimental interpretations under circumstances that are different from those that generated the data

Answer 6

meaningfulness

Question 7

An investigator’s interpretations are often evaluated by the _____________________ of the original findings:

validity
integrity
believability
reproducibility

Answer 7

reproducibility

Question 8

Identifying a study’s outcomes is only appropriate if the project’s procedures and data are:

in support of the original hypothesis
supported by the literature
good enough to be published
worthy of interpretation

Answer 8

worthy of interpretation

Question 9

The task is not just to interpret the data, but to interpret:

the importance of the findings
the entire experiment
the literature
the participants

Answer 9

the importance of the findings
the entire experiment

Question 10

Researchers are interested in each of the following generalities, except:

generality across settings
the generality of variables
the generality of predictions
generality across individuals

Answer 10

the generality of predictions

Question 11

If a study is well designed and conducted, variability between phases ideally represents the effects of only the __________________________________________.

[Hint: 2 words]

Answer 11

independent variable

Question 12

In most psychological research, the paramount interest is in the generality:

of variables
of procedures
across individuals
across settings

Answer 12

across individuals

Question 13

While a research question can influence interpretations of data, the question should not discourage examining data for ____________________ discoveries.

predictable
serendipitous
replicable
known

Answer 13

serendipitous

Question 14

It is risky to interpret data without knowing exactly what they:

compare to
missed
match in the literature
represent

Answer 14

represent

Question 15

When evaluating a study, an investigator must be satisfied about the __________________ of data.

quality
believability
quantity
likability

Answer 15

quality

Question 16

All things considered, a study is either good enough to warrant conclusions or it is:

conducted again
evaluated by peers
ok enough for interpretations
fatally flawed

Answer 16

fatally flawed