Select Questions

Chapter 13

1. A researcher investigates the effect of religiosity on volunteerism. Which of the following characteristics is NOT essential information to provide in the research participant subsection of the method?
        
2. The following information would be found in which of the following parts of an APA report?
"Subjects were undergraduates at Radcliffe University (N = 120). All were female psychology students, who were enrolled in introductory courses and received course credit for their participation."
        
3. A researcher divided the results of a research report into two subsections under the heading Baseline Phase and Treatment Phase. Which suggested format for presenting results is the researcher following?
        
4. A researcher investigates the effect of imagery on memory. Which of the following characteristics is NOT essential information to provide in the research participant subsection of the method?
        
5. Because there is so much research published, making it difficult for researchers to read everything, the __________ must provide enough information so that researchers can decide whether to read the complete report.
        
6. "The film was presented to the children" is an example of the _______ voice.
        
7. Which of the following is usually NOT essential information to provide about animal subjects?
        
8. The information below would belong in what part of the introduction of an APA report?
"Although vehicular crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States and alcohol was cited as a major factor in many fatalities, little is known about the long-term impact of victimization by drinking drivers."
        
9. "The results support the hypothesis that a changing criterion design is effective in managing the out-of-seat behavior of an ADHD first-grader." The statement above would more likely be found in what section of an APA report?
        
10. The headings in the results section of a research report were Beck Depression Inventory and Somatic Symptoms Checklist. What suggested format for reporting results is being used?
        
11. When Marsha Dutton discussed the gratefulness of train passengers wishing to move from their seats to the dining car for the overlapping pieces of metal between cars, she was explaining the importance of __________ in writing.
        
12. Your text suggests three common ways to structure the presentation of the research findings. Which of the following was NOT one of the suggested formats?