Research 3

Question 1

T/F z-scores are the same as SDs?

Answer 1

T

Question 2

T- scores uses a mean of _______– with each SD as 10. Hence a z-score of -1 would be what T-score? and a z-score of -1.5 would be what T-score?

Answer 2

the mean of a t-score is 50,
40,
35

Question 3

A z-score of -2.5 would have what t-score?

Answer 3

25 because 50 minus 25 is 25.

Question 4

The CEEB scores between 200 and 800 with a mean of ?

Answer 4

500

Question 5

CEEB score of 200 falls in what SD?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

How would a platykurtic distribution look on a graph?

Answer 6

hot dog lying on its back above the abiscissa

Question 7

The mean score of the Binet is ?

Answer 7

100

Question 8

someone making a 101 score on the Binet would fall into which stanine score?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

stanine score divides the distribution into how many equal parts?

Answer 9

9

Question 10

Stanine 1 would be the lowest nine and the 9 would be the highest- a Binet score of 101 would be where in the Stanine score?

Answer 10

5

Question 11

what are the 4 basic measurement scales?

Answer 11

The nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio memorize french word NOIR

Question 12

which scale is strictly qualitative?

Answer 12

nominal

Question 13

which scale is the simplest type?

Answer 13

nominal

Question 14

scale that is used to distinguish logically separated groups

Answer 14

nominal

Question 15

parametric tests rely strictly on what type of data?

Answer 15

interval and ratio

Question 16

non parametric tests are designed only for what type(s) of information?

Answer 16

nominal and ordinal

Question 17

The nominal scale is most elementary and does not provide quantitative information. It classifies:

Answer 17

names, labels, or identifies by group

Question 18

Does a nominal scale indicate order?

Answer 18

no it is not ordinal

Question 19

A nominal scale has no true zero point and does not indicate order. T/F

Answer 19

T

Question 20

This scale rank orders variables, though the relative distance between the elements is not always equal.

Answer 20

Ordinal scale

Question 21

a horse categorized as a second place winner in a race is an example of what type of scale.

Answer 21

ordinal

Question 22

Ordinal rank does not indicate absolute differences.

Answer 22

T

Question 23

which scales would you NOT add or subtract multiply or divide?

Answer 23

Nominal and ordinal

Question 24

you can add or subtract with this scale but not multiply or divide.

Answer 24

Interval scale

Question 25

this scale has numbers scaled at equal distances but has no absolute zero point.

Answer 25

interval

Question 26

IQ tests provide what type of measurement?

Answer 26

interval

Question 27

This scale can use add subtract, multiply divide.

Answer 27

Ratio

Question 28

most measurements used in counseling studies do not qualify as what scales?

Answer 28

Ratio because most psychological attributes cannot be measured on a ratio scale

Question 29

which scale uses absolute zero?

Answer 29

Ratio

Question 30

a naturalistic study of ethological investigations would call for the manipulation of which variable?

Answer 30

neither IV or DV is manipulated

Question 31

a naturalistic observational study of ethological investigations would call for the manipulation of which variable?

Answer 31

neither IV or DV is manipulated because naturalistic observation is done in the natural way without a lab.

Question 32

What are the problems of a Survey research??

Answer 32

poor construction of the instrument, a low return rate, often subjects are not picked at random and thus are not representative of the population.

Question 33

The simplest form of descriptive research is _______

Answer 33

Survey

Question 34

What is the percentage return rate to be accurate for a survey?

Answer 34

50-75%

Question 35

The subject in the experiment reacts simply to the presence of the investigator/researcher/counselor paying attention to them.

Answer 35

Hawthorne effect- memory device- Hawthorne is where clients get better just having attention

Question 36

an experimenter expectancy effect is having an effect on the impact - what is the name for this?

Answer 36

Rosenthal effect- the experimenter has rose colored glasses

Question 37

Rosenthal effect is when the experimenter's beliefs about the individual may do what?

Answer 37

cause the the individual to be treated in a special way so that the inf. begins to fulfill the experimenter's expectations.

Question 38

The Halo effect occurs when?

Answer 38

a trait which is not being evaluated (attractiveness, smartness, popularity etc) influences a researcher's rating on another trait (counseling skill, teaching skill etc.)

Question 39

The ANCOVA tests a null hypothesis regarding means of two or more groups- after the random samples are adjusted to eliminate average differences. What procedure does this refer to ?

Answer 39

"adjusted average" statistical procedure

Question 40

ANCOVA allows the researcher to correct what type of differences?

Answer 40

something which could affect the DV- such as testing for anxiety on a group you have been training with hypnosis but then one of the constituents does athletic training- he would be the DV

Question 41

the analysis of covariance is...

Answer 41

an analysis used to control for sample differences which exist, helps remove confounding extraneous variables and statistically eliminates differences in average values influenced by covariates

Question 42

Standardized test means......

Answer 42

formal procedures---- the testing format and test materials and scoring process are consistent

Question 43

two distinct types of developmental studies:

Answer 43

cross-sectional and longitudinal

Question 44

In a longitudinal study- which is a developmental study does what?

Answer 44

studies the same people over a period of time

Question 45

In a cross- sectional study - which is one of two distinct types of developmental studies, in the studies________

Answer 45

clients are assessed at one point in time

Question 46

ipsative- implies

Answer 46

a within person analysis- looking at an individual's own patterns revealed via measurements

Question 47

normative test implies

Answer 47

score is compared to others evaluated by the same measure.

Question 48

the most popular nonparametric test

Answer 48

the chi-square memory device: ChonSquarametric

Question 49

the chi square is what kind of test? parametric or nonparametric?

Answer 49

non-parametric

Question 50

what test will you use for the question whether a man or woman seeks therapy for an elevator phobia

Answer 50

Chi-square test

Question 51

merely used to determine whether an obtained distribution differs significantly from an expected distribution

Answer 51

chi-squared.

Question 52

...demand characteristic relates to any bit of knowledge- correct or incorrect that the subject in an experiment is aware of that can influence his or her behavior- what happens to the experiment?

Answer 52

can confound an experiment

Question 53

In order to further discriminate between the ANOVA groups, examples of the different measures to use would be ________________ .

Answer 53

Post hoc, Turkey, Duncan's multiple-range, Scheffe's test are examples

Question 54

another name for Rosenthal/experimenter is.....

Answer 54

Pygmalion effect- he loved her and so made it happen

Question 55

Pygmalion effect is when

Answer 55

the experimenter falls in love with his own hypothesis and the experiment becomes self fulfilling prophecy

Question 56

counterbalancing is when stimuli are switched orders when presented to a subject- this is known because

Answer 56

to control the outcome so as not to be influence by the order-

Question 57

strata or plural stratum means.....

Answer 57

special characteristic- could be race, gender educational degree or age or whatever

Question 58

systematic sampling is done how?

Answer 58

get the list of 10,000 pick the nth person and then from that point you pick every 10th person.

Question 59

an operational definition .....

Answer 59

outlines a procedure

Question 60

Mann Whitney U test (U test), Wilcoxon singed rank test for matched pairs, Soloman and Kruskal-wallis H test are examples of what kind of test?

Answer 60

nonparemetric test

Question 61

research that goes from the specific to a generalization-

Answer 61

inductive reasoning

Question 62

reduces the general to the specific

Answer 62

deductive reasoning

Question 63

SEM is necessary in order to predict what a persons score will be if he takes the test again. SEM is what?

Answer 63

standard error of measurement