Psyc 300 Midterm Exam - Week 4

Psyc 300 Midterm Exam - Week 4 (CORRECT ANSWER LISTED UNDER ANSWER KEY) Question 1 of 41 Marcos study suggested that elementary students who watch TV more than three hours a day are more likely to be overweight than students who watch less TV. In this study students 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 con-servative. 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 scaleB.ordinal scale C.interval scale D.ratio scale Answer Key: A Question 4 of 41 Professor Adams is constructing a demographic questionnaire