PSYC 300
Midterm Exam
Question 1 of 41
Marco’s study suggested that elementary students who watch TV more than three hours a day are
more likely to
... [Show More] be overweight than students who watch less TV. In this study student’s weight is
A. an independent variable
B. dependent variable
C. mediating variable
D. moderating variable
Answer Key: B
Question 2 of 41
Professor Harris is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One
question asks students to report how politically conservative they are it includes a 7-point scale
where 1 is “not at all conservative” and 7 is “extremely conservative.” This is an example of
a/an:
A. nominal scale
B. ordinal scale
C. interval scale
D. ratio scale
Answer Key: C
Question 3 of 41
Professor Harris is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One
question asks students to report their highest level of education by choosing these options: “some
high school”, “completed high school,”, “some college”, or “completed 4-year college degree.”
This is an example of a/an:
A. nominal scale
B. ordinal scale
C. interval scale
D. ratio scale
Answer Key: A
Question 4 of 41
Professor Adams is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One
question asks students to report their age in years. This is an example of a/an:
A. nominal scale
B. ordinal scale
C. interval scale
D. ratio scale
Answer Key: D
Question 5 of 41
Professor Adams is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project. One
question asks students to report whether they are currently living in an "urban", "suburban", or
"rural" setting. This is an example of a/an:
A. nominal scale
B. ordinal scale
C. interval scale
D. ration scale
Answer Key: A
Question 6 of 41
Kate has spent the past month carefully observing a group of third graders on the playground
during recess, taking notes of how the students interact with one another. On the basis of these
observation, Kate is drawing conclusions about the interaction styles of boys and girls. This is an
example of:
A. hypothetical logic
B. deductive logic
C. inductive logic
D. propositional logic
Answer Key: C
Question 7 of 41
Alicia knows that teenagers often do not make good decisions in areas where they have little
knowledge. She also knows that most teens have little knowledge about human sexuality. There-
fore, Alicia believes that teens are likely to make poor decisions about sexual activity. This is an
example of:
A. inductive logic
B. propositional logic [Show Less]