PSYCH10- CH3 Quiz

Which of the following is an association claim?

"Owning a dog is related to higher life satisfaction."

A dependent variable is one that:

A dependent variable is one that:

RESEARCH STUDY 3.1 Anderson is reading his morning paper and sees the following headline: "Female Engineering Majors' Effort on Math Problems Depends on Sex of Role Model." (This headline is based on a study conducted by Stout, Dasgupta, Hunsinger, and McManus, 2011.) In the study, female students were asked by either a male math major or a female math major to complete a math test. Female students tried to solve more of the math problems when asked by a female math major than they did when asked by a male math major. In this study, the authors were interested in students' math effort. Which of the following would NOT be a reasonable operational definition of math effort?

An earnest attempt to solve math problems

Which of the following is the difference between anecdotal claims and frequency claims?

Anecdotal claims are not based on scientific studies, but frequency claims are.

To evaluate how well a study supports a frequency claim, you need to focus on evaluating which of the following validities?

Construct validity and external validity

An independent variable is one that:

Is manipulated

Which of the following is true of operational definitions?

Some psychological concepts are more difficult to operationally define than others.

Dr. Hadden wants to conduct a study that will allow him to make claims that apply to all college students. Which of the following validities is he prioritizing?

The external validity of the study

Which of the following is NOT true of variables?

Variables are the same as constants.

Dr. Hoda measures job satisfaction and number of years of education. In examining her scatterplot, she sees that the cloud of points has no slope. This indicates which type of relationship?

Zero association