Chapter 10 Quiz example #79497

Which popular media headline does NOT suggest that a multiple regression has been used? "Dog ownership decreases stress." "After taking into account job experience, people who are happier with their jobs report greater productivity." "After correcting for several factors that affect memory, including intelligence, researchers found that people who read more frequently remember 12% more about a crime scene than those who don't read frequently." "The link between traumatic experience and the development of anxiety symptoms existed even when controlling for the effect of parental anxiety."

Cross-lag correlations are NOT helpful for answering/addressing which rule of causation? Rule of covariance: Is there covariance? Rule of temporal precedence: Is there temporal precedence? Are there third variables that could explain the relationship? Rule of parsimony

In a multiple regression design, _________ variable is to dependent variable as _________variable is to independent variable. criterion; predictor manipulated; measured control; mediator bivariate; multivariate

A researcher has examined a variety of correlational studies that point to a causal relationship between two variables. All of the studies have found a positive relationship between the two variables, but for ethical reasons, no experiments have been conducted. Using an approach of pattern and parsimony, the researcher may begin to make a causal claim by doing which of the following? Running another correlational study but with more people Specifying a mechanism or explanation for the causal relationship Examining the dates of the studies to look for temporal precedence Replicating all of the original studies

_________ can be examined in both simple bivariate designs and longitudinal designs. Autocorrelation Cross-sectional correlation Cross-lag correlation Sequential correlation

Which of the following is a reason why multiple regression designs are inferior to experimental designs? They can only control for third variables that are measured. They cannot establish covariance. They take longer to conduct. They are more expensive to conduct.

Which of the following studies is an example of a longitudinal design? Dr. Finn's study in which he measured job commitment in a group of Japanese factory workers and in a group of Mexican factory workers Dr. Stabler's study in which he measured people's frequency of playing video games in ninth grade and their aggressive behaviors in 12th grade Dr. Benson's study in which she measured people's spatial manipulation ability in August and measured their ability again in May after they had taken two semesters of art classes Dr. Tutola's study in which he measured the daily stress of a group of married men and the daily happiness of their spouses

Which of the following is NOT true of third variables and mediating variables? Third variables are external to the causal variable, but mediating variables are internal to the causal variable. Third variables are considered nuisances, but mediating variables are not. Third variables can be detected using multiple regression techniques, but mediating variables cannot. Third variables are not usually of central interest to researchers, but mediating variables are.

If a researcher is asking why the relationship between two variables exists, she is curious about which of the following? Moderation Mediation Third variables Controlling variables

Which of the following is true of multiple regression? It can control for all third variables, including those that are not measured. Adding more predictors means research is controlling for more variables. There is a limit to the number of predictors that can be statistically significant. There is a limit to the number of predictors that can be included in a regression.