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Multiple Choice Quiz I
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1

A complex design always involves
A)only one independent variable.
B)two or more independent variables.
C)two or more different research designs.
D)two or more dependent variables.
2

Which of the following occurs when the effect of one independent variable differs depending on the level of a second independent variable?
A)main effect
B)interaction effect
C)differential effect
D)bi-level effect
3

When each level of one independent variable is combined with each level of a second independent variable, the combination of these two variables is called
A)factorial combination.
B)complete combination.
C)counterbalanced combination.
D)successive combination.
4

A interaction in a complex design can be seen in a graph when the lines in the graph are
A)overlapping.
B)not parallel.
C)absent.
D)parallel.
5

An experiment that is described as a 3 X 3 X 2 is one that has
A)one independent variable with a total of 12 conditions.
B)two independent variables, each with three levels.
C)three independent variables, two with 3 levels and one with 2 levels.
D)two independent variables with 3 levels and one dependent variable with 2 levels.
6

When an independent variable such as task difficulty is shown to interact with a second independent variable such as age, the generality of the effect of the task difficulty variable is
A)increased.
B)unaffected.
C)decreased.
D)irrelevant.
7

In a 2 X 2 design with the independent variables Anxiety Level (Low, High) and Type of Test (Easy, Hard), which of the following would be one of the four conditions created using factorial combination?
A)low anxiety–high anxiety
B)easy test–hard test
C)low anxiety–easy test
D)hard test
8

Which of the following is not one of the effects that can occur in a complex design experiment involving the two independent variables dating status and type of scenario?
A)main effect of dating status
B)main effect of type of scenario
C)interaction effect of dating status and type of scenario
D)mediating effect of dating status with type of scenario
9

What follow-up analyses are researchers likely to use to identify the source of an interaction effect after an analysis of variance indicates that the interaction is statistically significant?
A)analysis of the medians for each condition of the experiment
B)main effects of each independent variable
C)simple main effects
D)analytical comparisons involving each independent variable
10

Using the data in the following table, what two values would be used to represent the main effect of the Test Anxiety independent variable?

 Test Anxiety
 LowHigh
Type of Test     Easy   8080
Hard   7060
A)80 and 65
B)80 and 70
C)80 and 60
D)75 and 70





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