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1

A simple experimental design with two levels of an independent variable cannot __________.
A)detect a curvilinear relationship
B)compare more than one group at a time
C)reveal a positive relationship
D)show a negative relationship outcome
2

__________ designs are research designs with more than one independent variable.
A)Factored
B)Monotonic
C)Factorial
D)Monotorial
3

Dr. Vickman conducted a __________ factorial design to examine the effects of music and room temperature on participant's memory. Participants were randomly assigned to study a list of nonsense words either listening or not listening to music in either a warm or cold room.
A)1 x 2
B)2 x 4
C)2 x 2
D)2 x 4
4

In a 3 x 3 factorial design, how many conditions are there in the experiment?
A)2
B)3
C)6
D)9
5

Dr. Snodgrass conducted a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial design. This design will yield information about the main effect of _________ independent variables.
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)8
6

In a factorial design, a main effect is the __________.
A)the combined effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable
B)interaction effect of the independent variables and their effect on the dependent
C)the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable
D)interaction of the independent variables
7

In a factorial design, a(an) ___________ between independent variables indicates that the effect of one independent variable is different at different levels of the other independent variable.
A)main effect
B)factorial effects
C)interaction
D)collaboration
8

A (an) __________ design includes both experimental and nonexperimental variables.
A)IV x IV
B)IV x PV
C)EV x IV
D)EV x PV
9

Personal attributes of individuals in the experiment are called __________.
A)situation variables
B)participant variables
C)extraneous variables
D)uncontrolled variables
10

What statistical procedure is used to assess the statistical significance of the main effects and the interaction(s) in a factorial design?
A)t-test
B)correlation
C)analysis of covariance
D)analysis of variance
11

A __________ analysis examines mean differences at each level of the independent variable.
A)main effects
B)simple main effects
C)interaction effect
D)simple interaction effect
12

If a researcher planned to have 20 participants in each condition of a 2 x 3 independent groups factorial design, how many participants would be needed for this experiment?
A)40
B)60
C)80
D)120
13

A researcher conducted a 2 x 2 completely repeated measures factorial design and planned 15 participants in each condition. How many participants would be required to conduct this experiment?
A)15
B)30
C)45
D)60.
14

A researcher designed an experiment that examined differences in snacking behavior (eating popcorn) between men and women randomly assigned to watch either a scary or a musical film. This is an example of a 2 x 2 _________ factorial design.
A)independent groups
B)repeated measures
C)mixed
D)combined
15

In a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial design, there are _________ independent variables and _________ possible interactions.
A)3; 3
B)3; 7
C)7; 3
D)7; 7
16

When there are more than ________ independent variables in an experiment, it is difficult to make sense of the results.
A)four or five
B)two or three
C)three or four
D)one or two





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