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If the null hypothesis is true, then the t test should be close to​


A) 0.00.
B) ±1.65.
C) ±1.96.
D) ±3.00.

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Which of the following is a type of correlated-groups designs?


A) within-subjects designs
B) matched-subjects designs
C) between-subjects designs
D) both within-subjects designs and matched-subjects designs

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If a correlated-groups t test and an independent-groups t test both have df=16, which experiment used more participants?​


A) They both used the same number of participants (n=18) .
B) They both used the same number of participants (n=17) .
C) The correlated-groups t test used more participants.
D) The independent-groups t test used more participants.

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Which of the following t test results has the greatest chance of statistical significance?​


A) t(28) = 1.70
B) t(14) = 1.70
C) t(18) = 1.70
D) t(10) = 1.70

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If researchers reported that, for a correlated-groups design, t(20) = 3.57, p


A) a total of 21 people participated in the study.
B) a total of 22 people participated in the study.
C) a total of 40 people participated in the study.
D) the number of participants cannot be determined.

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Concerns for within-subjects designs frequently include _____ and _____.​


A) order effects; nonequivalent control groups
B) carryover effects; mortality
C) carryover effects; order effects
D) all of the options are correct

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Identify the two types of correlated-groups designs discussed in the text and explain why each is considered a correlated-groups design.​

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The two types of correlated-groups desig...

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tcv = 3.35 and tobt = -3.55. Based on these results, we​


A) reject Ho.
B) fail to reject Ho.
C) accept Ho.
D) reject Ha.

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A design in which the same participants are used in each condition is a _____ design.​


A) matched-subjects
B) between-subjects
C) within-subjects
D) across-subjects

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A problem for within-subjects designs in which the order of the conditions has an effect on the dependent variable is


A) counterbalancing.
B) order effects.
C) a Latin square effect.
D) the individual differences effect.

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One advantage of the correlated-groups t test over the independent-groups t test is that it reduces the error variance due to​


A) the degrees of freedom.
B) the independent variable.
C) the dependent variable.
D) individual differences.

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D

For a correlated-groups t test, the null hypothesis states that​


A) H0: m1-m2 = 0.
B) H0: m1-m2 > 0.
C) Ha: m1-m2 = 0.
D) Ha: m1-m2 > 0.

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A mechanism for controlling order effects either by including all orders or treatment presentations or by randomly determining the order for each participants is


A) ordering.
B) counterbalancing.
C) a Latin square.
D) counterbalancing and a Latin square.

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A design in which the participants in the experimental and control groups are related in some way is a _____ design.​


A) correlated-groups
B) between-subjects
C) across-subjects
D) none of the options is correct

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In a correlated-groups design, if n = 20, then df =​


A) 20.
B) 19.
C) 21.
D) 40.

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For a correlated-groups t test, the alternative hypothesis states that​


A) H0: m1-m2 = 0.
B) H0: m1-m2 > 0.
C) Ha: m1-m2 = 0.
D) Ha: m1-m2 > 0.

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When using a correlated-groups t test, df =​


A) n1 + n2 - 2.
B) n - 1.
C) n1 + n2 - 1.
D) n - 2.

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Which of the following are aspects of a study that can increase power?​


A) greater differences produced by the independent variable
B) smaller variability of raw scores in each condition
C) increased sample size
D) all of the options are correct

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Explain what counterbalancing is, how it is achieved, and which confound it helps to minimize.​

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​Counterbalancing is a mechanism for con...

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_____ are more of a concern for _____-subject designs, but tend not to be as great a concern for _____-subject designs.​


A) Order effects; within; between
B) Order effects; between; within
C) Demand characteristics; between; within
D) none of the options is correct

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