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Based on the statistical output below from a Pearson’s r correlational analysis, determine which of the following descriptions is most accurate.  

If you are concerned that a researcher made a Type II error, what does that mean?

Ames et al. (2016) examined the relationships between their scale and (1) the Belief in a Just World scale and (2) a measure of Dispositionism. The weak correlations between their scale and these others provided evidence of ______ validity.

I am interested in reading about the participants, materials, and procedure in an empirical journal article. Which section of the article should I read in order to find these details?

Short Answer Scenario 1: Imagine that you read a news headline that states: “Instagram use is linked to sadness.” In the study, a group of high school students were asked to indicate how many times a day they checked their Instagram accounts and how sad they were by responding to a self-report sadness scale. The results suggested that there was a positive relationship between Instagram use and sadness that was statistically significant.  Part 1: Identify and define the four main validities used to interrogate research claims. Part 2: Draft a specific question you would ask the researchers of this study for each of the four forms of validity.  Your question must be specific to this scenario! If a particular validity is not relevant to this type of claim, please still define the validity but indicate that “not relevant to interrogate”. Note: you do not need to answer the questions you draft. Grading: Identify & define the four main validities (4 points). Four specific validity questions for this scenario, 1 per validity (4 points).

  QUESTION 14     Mrs Minty buys hotdog rolls. Each pack of rolls has 12 rolls in it. She buys 3 packs and now has 36 rolls in total. (1)

_______ occurs when researchers invent data that support their hypothesis, whereas ______ occurs when researchers influence a study’s results in some way (e.g., by influencing participants to act a certain way).

Prisoners are considered a vulnerable population according to the Belmont Report. Why do you think they are a vulnerable population in the context of the Respect for Persons principle?

A researcher is interested in measuring his participants’ level of conscientiousness. The researcher indicates that his ___________ definition of conscientiousness is the participant’s score on the 9-item conscientiousness self-report scale, whereas his ___________ definition of conscientiousness is the propensity of an individual to be organized, thorough, and planful.

Mrs. Dopson is using a new form of behavioral therapy to treat ADHD symptoms. She provided this therapy to all of her students, and all of them have experienced a decrease in ADHD symptoms. Her experience is limited because she doesn’t have: