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Chapter 8

1. The evidence for interactions can be seen most clearly in which of the following?
        
2. A __________ design is a design with two or more independent variables, in which the complete set of treatments is defined by the product of the levels of the independent variables.
        
3. The design that allows the researcher to test for interactions between variables is the __________.
        
4. When comparing line and bar charts, __________.
        
5. A(n) __________ occurs when the effect of one variable, X, on another variable, Y, depends upon a third variable, Z.
        
6. The statistical test used to analyze the factorial design is called the __________.
        
7. When factors such as age and sex, which are based upon characteristics of subjects, are used as a factor in a factorial design, __________.
        
8. Most people thrive on a diet containing phenylalanine; only the rare people with phenylketonuria suffer brain damage because of it. This is an example of a(n):
        
9. The design that best controls for individual differences between subjects, using the fewest number of subjects, is the __________.
        
10. In the analysis of the two-factor design shown in the summary table below, which F test(s) was/were statistically significant?
Table
Analysis of Variance
Summary Table for Depression Scores
Source              df       F
A = Drug Th         1      1.86
B = Cog Beh Th     1     12.23*
A x B                  1       2.03
Error                30
* p < .05
        
11. In a two-factor design, the number of F tests performed is:
        
12. In a __________ design, each subject receives all the treatments; in a _________ design, each subject receives only one treatment.