Test Yourself
Take this quiz and see how you do. Select the correct answers by using the drop down menus. Once you are done, click submit to see your score! The ones that you get wrong will have a check!
1. Standardization can reduce random error in both measures and manipulations.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
2. Making experimenters blind is an effective strategy for reducing experimenter bias.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
3. To reduce subject bias, a researcher might use a no-treatment group.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
4. Manipulation checks can be used to make the case that the manipulation has
-- Choose an answer --
a. Convergent validity
b. Internal consistency
5. If your manipulation is pretty straightforward (e.g., attractiveness), you should not use a manipulation check.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
6. Instructional manipulations are most vulnerable to
-- Choose an answer --
a. Experimenter biases
b. Subject biases
7. The manipulation least vulnerable to random error is
-- Choose an answer --
a. Environmental
b. Instructional
8. Stooge manipulations are the type of manipulations that are least vulnerable to experimenter biases.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
9. If you are most concerned about demand characteristics, you should use a ____ manipulation.
-- Choose an answer --
a. Environmental
b. Instructional
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