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In a 4 x 3 factorial design,for a completely repeated measures design,how many participants will you need to have 20 participants per condition?


A) 70
B) 40
C) 10
D) 20

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A researcher examines the physical attractiveness of a driver involved in an automobile accident (unattractive,average,or attractive) and the severity of damage caused ($500,$1500,or $2500) on judgments of responsibility assigned to the driver.Which of the following represents the design?


A) 2 x 2
B) 2 x 3
C) 3 x 3
D) 1 x 3

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Dr.Parker finds that judgments of responsibility for an automobile accident is greater for male drivers if the outcome is severe than if it is mild.However,for female drivers,ratings are the same irrespective of the outcome.These findings suggest


A) a main effect of gender.
B) a main effect of outcome.
C) an interaction between gender and responsibility.
D) an interaction between gender and outcome.

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A 4 x 3 factorial design would have how many conditions?


A) 3
B) 4
C) 7
D) 12

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A researcher designs a study where participants are randomly assigned to one of two conditions.Each participant is then measured under two different circumstances.This is an example of a(n) _____ design.


A) independent groups
B) repeated measures
C) mixed factorial
D) IV x PV

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A researcher studies the effect of interpersonal distance (near,far) and personality type (introvert,extrovert) on feelings of anxiety.The researcher has used a(n) ________ design.


A) IV x PV factorial
B) repeated measures
C) 2 x 3 factorial
D) mixed factorial

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The main reason to use a 2 x 2 factorial design instead of two separate experiments (with one IV per experiment) is to


A) find the main effects of each independent variable.
B) find an interaction between the independent variables.
C) save time.
D) There is no good reason to use a 2 x 2 design if you can conduct separate experiments instead.

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In order to find a curvilinear relationship,the researcher needs to use


A) factorial designs.
B) three or more levels of the independent variable.
C) more than one dependent variable.
D) mixed design.

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Participants were asked to read a poem that was written by a male or female author who they were told was a college English major or an English professor.The participants rated the poem written by the professor as being of higher quality than the poem written by the student.From these results,one can conclude there was


A) a main effect of gender.
B) a main effect of authorship.
C) a main effect of quality.
D) an interaction between gender and authorship.

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A researcher manipulates a defendant's appearance (attractive,average,or unattractive) and gender (male or female) to study how these variables affect judgments of criminal behaviour.How many interactions are possible in this design?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 6

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You have designed an experiment manipulating weight of an individual (normal,over) ;age (young,middle,old) ;and gender (male,female) .How many interactions are possible?


A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 18

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You design an experiment that manipulates the following variables: method of presenting material (visual,auditory) ;difficulty of material (easy,difficult) ;and amount of material (low,moderate,high) .For a completely independent groups design with 10 participants per group,how many participants will you need?


A) 80
B) 120
C) 70
D) 60

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An educational researcher examines the effect of speaker credibility on attitude change in university and community college students.The PV in this design is


A) speaker credibility.
B) type of student.
C) the educational researcher.
D) the attitude change.

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Which statement is true of a factorial design?


A) It eliminates the possibility of a confound.
B) All levels of each independent variable are combined with all levels of the other independent variable(s) .
C) A control group is unnecessary.
D) It is always better for detecting curvilinear relationships than are simple designs.

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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


A) a main effect of gender.
B) a main effect of work experience.
C) an interaction between gender and work experience.
D) gender and work experience have no effect on likelihood of being hired for a job.

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You have designed an experiment manipulating room temperature (cold,warm,or hot) ;noise level (quiet or loud) ;and room colour (pink,blue,or black) .How many main effects are possible?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 8

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A 2 x 2 factorial design was used to study the effects of participant gender and style of persuasion on attitude change using 40 individuals.This is an example of a(n) ________ design.


A) IV x PV
B) repeated measures
C) Latin Square
D) Solomon four-group

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If the means from a 2 x 2 study are displayed in a graph and the lines on the graph are perfectly parallel,then what can you conclude?


A) There is no main effect for either of the two factors
B) There is a main effect for both of the two factors
C) There is no interaction between factors
D) There is an interaction between factors

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A researcher believes that driving performance during daytime versus nighttime will vary depending upon whether the road is dry or wet.In this study,road condition would be a(n)


A) participant variable.
B) dependent variable.
C) interaction.
D) moderator.

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In a 2 x 2 x 2 design,how many possible results can be evaluated?


A) 3
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

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