Psych 2200 – Quiz 12 Review Questions – Flashcards

What is it called when the effect of one independent variable depends on the level of another independent variable?

What is NOT an example of a participant variable?

In a factorial design study, which effect is usually considered the most important effect?

A _______ design is one in which there are two or more independent variables.

Interactions allow researchers to examine __________ variables.

___________ are the means for each level of an independent variable, averaging over levels of he other independent variable.

When authors of a research article are describing just the results of a factorial study, what term would you NOT expect to see?

Dr. Rhodes notices an interaction in his factorial study. In describing this, which statement might he use to explain the link between Independent Variable A and Independent Variable B in predicting the dependent variable?

In the case of a factorial design, another term for independent variable is:

The number of main effects that need to be examined is ________ the number of independent variables.

What CANNOT be said of the interaction in a study?

According to the textbook, why is it important to study interactions?

When reading popular press articles, why does the inclusion of participant variable information often denote a factorial design?

Neely is examining the graph of an interaction and sees that one line is flat and one line rises sharply to the right. What should Neely conclude?

If a person describes the results of a study to you by saying that there is a zero difference in one condition but a large difference in another condition, they are most likely describing what?

What is the difference between a main effect and an overall effect?

What does the author of your textbook mean when she writes, "we don't live in a main effect world"?