Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 2002)

An experiment was done between 11 and 2 pm every day for a week in a cafe. When leaving the cafe some customers were touched on the upper arm by the cashier while others were not touched. Outside the cafe they were asked to rate the staff's friendliness on a scale of 1 to 10. In this experiment the independent variable would be:

Flag question

Select one:

• a. the type of touch customers received
• b. the day the study was done
• c. the customers' rating of staff friendliness
• d. the time of day the study was done

Which adjective(s) appropriately describe the scientific method?

Select one:

• a. empirical
• b. objective
• c. all of the other options are correct.
• d. planned

The Jamaican version of the Academic Self-Worth Scale which measures self-worth is said to be negatively correlated to a gold-standard scale which measures self-appraisal (a different construct). The type of validity best reflected in this statement is:

Select one:

• a. divergent validity
• b. convergent validity
• с.
• d.
  face validity
• predictor validity

What label best describes the variable type for whether one owns a Samsung tablet?

Select one:

• a. dichotomous
• b. concurrent
• с. continuous
• d. discrete