When examining the effect of appearances on judgments of criminal behavior, a researcher asks questions about the surroundings and the victim to disguise the dependent measures in the study.

In general, staged manipulations are ________ than straightforward manipulations.

less costly

more costly

weaker

stronger

Question 2When examining the effect of appearances on judgments of criminal behavior, a researcher asks questions about the surroundings and the victim to disguise the dependent measures in the study. These unrelated questions are referred to as

independent measures.

filler items.

task measures.

placebo measures.

Question 3In a shopping mall, a marketing researcher asks customers if they would prefer soda in a bottle or in a can. Their responses would be an example of a ________ measure.

marketing

psychological

multiple

self-report

Question 4A ________ is an attempt to directly measure whether an independent variable manipulation has the intended effect on participants.

halo effect

manipulation check

staged manipulation

ceiling effect

Question 5A researcher assigns participants to either an experimental or a placebo group without informing them. The researcher’s students who test the participants are also unaware of the participants’ assigned group. In this scenario, the experiment has used a

single-blind technique.

double-blind technique.

strong experimental manipulation.

behavioral measure.

 Flag question: Question 6

Question 6Investigators sometimes use deception in their research to address the problem of

sensitivity.

demand characteristics.

experimenter biases.

ceiling effects.

Question 7Why is it necessary to prepare a research proposal?

to organize and systematize ideas to improve a study

to enable others to do further research

to increase the internal validity of a study

to provide information to sample participants

 Question 8Experiments conducted in field settings and observational research in which the observer is concealed or unobtrusive measures are used do which of the following?

Minimize the problem of demand characteristics.

Help achieve floor effects.

Measure the sensitivity of dependent variables.

Create experiments using straightforward manipulations.

 Question 9Which of the following is true of staged manipulations?

They help researchers to submit their journal articles for exhaustive external review before being published.

They are used to refrain existing participants from discussing a study with potential future participants.

They are used to involve participants in an ongoing social situation that is perceived as a real experience.

They provide opportunities for researchers to present their findings to other researchers and the public.

 Question 10The electromyogram and electroencephalogram are examples of ________ measures.

self-report

productive

behavioral

physiological