Practice Test for Exam 3

1. 1Compelling or influencing a subjects decision to participate in a study is known as what?

   1. AAssent
   2. BDebriefing
   3. CConsent
   4. DCoercion
2. 2When a participant is legally given permission to participate in a study, this is known as what?

   1. AAssent
   2. BConsent
   3. CCoercion
   4. DCooperation
3. 3Psychologists will deceive prospective participants about research that is reasonably expected to cause physical pain or severe emotional distress.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
4. 4What is the generally accepted term for concerns about the care and use of animals?

   1. AAnimal Rights
   2. BAnimal Welfare
   3. CSpeciesism
   4. DAnimal regulations
5. 5Participants should be debriefed as soon after their part in the study as feasible.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
6. 6Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using contingent electric stimulation as a punishment procedure?

   1. ANovelty might enhance effectiveness.
   2. BStimulation can be delivered quickly.
   3. CShock is socially objectionable.
   4. DParameters can be selected to minimize risk.
7. 7Although considered by many to be one of the most intrusive behavioral interventions, response contingent electrical stimulation is potentially superior to and safer than a number of currently used punishment techniques in several respects.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8Which of the following is NOT one of the primary functions of the SIBIS device from the Linscheid et al. (1990) study?

   1. AResponse contingent delivery of stimulation.
   2. BAutomatic detection of forceful blows
   3. CTherapist cueing device
   4. DAutomatic recording of stimulus delivery
9. 9When studying the effects of the SIBIS, the simultaneous inclusion of other treatments would have weakened the conclusions about the active role of the SIBIS.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
10. 10What was the main outcome of the Linscheid et al (1990) study?

    1. AContingent electric stimulation was not an effective punishment procedure for reducing head hitting.
    2. BSociety disapproves of the use of contingent electric stimulation as a punishment procedure, so it should not be used.
    3. CThe use of contingent electric stimulation cannot be faded over time while maintaining low rates of problem behavior.
    4. DContingent electric stimulation can be used to quickly and effectively reduce severe and long-standing self-injurious behavior.

11. 11What type of naturalistic observation emphasizes that subjects are unaware that they are being studied?

    1. APhysical trace
    2. BUnobtrusive research
    3. CLaboratory observations
    4. DNonreactive research
12. 12Case studies are ad hoc studies of existing situations that are based on a single individual or a group of individuals and cannot be neatly classified.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
13. 13In the McSweeny study, data were obtained from copies of Cincinnati Bell administrative records.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14The purpose of the McSweeny (1978) study was to evaluate a response cost procedure in reducing the number of calls to directory assistance.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15Non-experimental research that measures two or more variables to determine the degree of the relationship between is known as what type of research?

    1. AQualitative
    2. BObservational
    3. CCorrelational
    4. DArchival
16. 16Survey questions should address a single issue per item, avoid bias, offer clear alternatives, and take into account the tendency toward social desirability and acquiescence.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17The tendency to agree with a statement on a question, regardless of its content is known as what?

    1. ABias
    2. BAcquiescence
    3. CSocial desirability
    4. DVerification
18. 18Random sampling has a particular scientific meaning and requires considerable care to perform.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
19. 19The first step in designing a questionnaire is to determine its purpose.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
20. 20What type of sample ensures every member in the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected?

    1. ARandom sample
    2. BConvenience sample
    3. CPurposive sample
    4. DHazardous sample
21. 21As a rule, within-subject designs are preferable to between-subject designs, and the latter should be used only when there is good reason to do so.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
22. 22The purpose of the Thompson et al. (2001) study was to determine the extent to which social consequences follow problem behavior under naturally occurring conditions.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
23. 23It is often really easy to identify populations of interest and to gain equivalent access to all members of those populations.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
24. 24In the Thompson et al. (2001) study, what was the most common consequence for problem behavior, indicated by the data?

    1. ATangibles
    2. BAttention
    3. CEscape from demands
    4. DFood
25. 25Which of the following was NOT one of the consequences observed to follow problem behavior in the Thompson et al (2001) study?

    1. AAttention
    2. BEscape
    3. CPlay
    4. DTangible
26. 26The square root of the sample variance is known as what?

    1. AStandard deviation
    2. BRange
    3. CMean
    4. DMedian
27. 27What type of experimental design was used in the Iwata & Becksfort (1981) study?

    1. AWithin-subject design
    2. BSingle-subject design
    3. CBetween-subject design
    4. DMultiple-baseline design
28. 28As a rule, the use of measures of central tendency without accompanying measures of variability is likely to be misleading and should be avoided.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
29. 29The purpose of the Iwata & Becksfort (1981) study was to extend behavioral research in dentistry.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
30. 30What was the major outcome of the Iwata & Becksfort (1981) study on preventative dentistry?

    1. AEducation alone increase dental hygiene.
    2. BEducation when combined with contingent fee reduction had no effect on dental hygiene.
    3. CEducation when combined with contingent fee reduction can be used to increase and maintain increased dental hygiene.
    4. DFee reduction alone increased dental hygiene.
31. 31A representation of data by spatial relationships in a diagram is called a:

    1. ATable
    2. BMatrix
    3. CFlowchart
    4. DGraph
32. 32A frequency distribution where the frequencies are represented by continuous bars is called a:

    1. AHistogram
    2. BFrequency polygon
    3. CScatterplot
    4. DBar graph
33. 33Bar graphs are used when the independent variable is numerical; otherwise line graphs are used.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
34. 34Inferential statistics help us draw conclusions about populations.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
35. 35A table is a display of data in a matrix format.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
36. 36A statistic is a quantity calculated from a sample, which is a subset of the population.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
37. 37What type of error accepts the null hypothesis when it is false?

    1. AType I error
    2. BType II error
    3. CType III error
    4. DType IV error
38. 38This type of hypothesis is the one that would be true if the alternative hypothesis were false; sometimes known as the hypothesis of no difference.

    1. AAlternative hypothesis
    2. BDirectional hypothesis
    3. CNull hypothesis
    4. DResearch hypothesis
39. 39Statistical significance does not mean that the effect of the independent variable was large.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
40. 40Any experiment that has more than two conditions must be analyzed by _____________________ instead of a t-test.

    1. AGrand mean
    2. Bt-test
    3. CChi-square
    4. DANOVA
41. 41The decision of authorship on a research paper is not really important, as long as the research is conducted and shared with the general public.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
42. 42The authors suggested 5 search strategies to ensure an exhaustive search. Which of the following is NOT one of the listed 5?

    1. AConsumer searches
    2. BElectronic searches
    3. CAncestral searches
    4. DAuthor searches
43. 43Very rarely do researchers need to provide a rationale for conducting a research study.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
44. 44Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 tasks a writer has in the introduction study?

    1. AIntroduce the topic.
    2. BDescribe the participants in the study.
    3. CSummarize existing literature.
    4. DState the purpose of the current study.
45. 45An important issue in using electric searches is the terms entered for the search.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
46. 46Scientific writing is not considered a form of argumentation.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
47. 47Scientific literature that falls outside the peer review process is known as what type of literature?

    1. ABlack
    2. BBrown
    3. CGreen
    4. DGray
48. 48The order in which authors are listed on a paper are of no importance in terms of their contributions.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
49. 49What section of a scientific paper builds on the results section by interpreting them and relating them to the literature?

    1. AIntroduction
    2. BDiscussion
    3. CMethods
    4. DResults
50. 50Documentation of an idea from one work that is reported in another one is known as what kind of citation?

    1. AReference
    2. BPlagiarism
    3. CCitation
    4. DSecondary citation

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