Mediator / Moderator Examples

A professor knows that feedback in the form of grades will have a bigger effect on student performance if it is given quickly. The TIMELINESS of the feedback is an example of a. a moderator b. a mediator c. an independent variable d. a dependent variable

A

When Dr. Huwe said "supervisory listening has a stronger effect on supervisory satisfaction when an employee has low task network involvement," TASK NETWORK INVOLVEMENT is an example of a. a moderator b. a mediator c. an independent variable d. a dependent variable

A

Suppose researchers find that "Transformational Leadership" only affects performance when employees have a particular "ethnicity." The ETHNICITY variable is an example of a. a moderator b. a mediator c. an independent variable d. a dependent variable

B

When Dr. Huwe said "feedback would have no effect on performance if the employee was highly defensive," DEFENSIVENESS is an example of a. a moderator b. a mediator c. an independent variable d. a dependent variable

B

When Dr. Huwe studied the impact of feedback on performance, performance was considered a. a moderator b. a mediator c. an independent variable d. a dependent variable

D