In the study by Thomas Ollendick and colleagues on phobias in children, what was the mean fear rating for the education condition?

Correct answer: 4.83

Explanation

This question tests the ability to extract specific quantitative data from the examples provided in the text, ensuring a careful reading of the details of the Ollendick et al. study.

Other questions

Question 1

How are differences between groups or conditions typically described in psychological research?

Question 2

What is the most widely used measure of effect size for differences between group or condition means?

Question 3

Conceptually, what does Cohen's d represent?

Question 5

According to the guidelines for interpreting Cohen's d in psychological research, a value near 0.20 is considered what size of effect?

Question 6

What does a Cohen's d value of 1.20 represent?

Question 7

What is the primary benefit of using Cohen's d to describe an effect size?

Question 8

In Janet Shibley Hyde's research on sex differences, which variable showed a large difference with a Cohen's d of plus 0.81?

Question 9

What is the term for the average of the two group standard deviations used in the formula for Cohen's d?

Question 10

What is the 'gender similarities hypothesis' proposed by Janet Shibley Hyde?

Question 11

When are line graphs generally used to present relationships between variables?

Question 12

What type of relationship is exemplified by data points that go from the upper left to the lower right of a graph?

Question 13

The hypothetical relationship between the amount of sleep people get per night and their level of depression, which forms an upside-down 'U' shape, is an example of what?

Question 14

What statistic is typically used to measure the strength of a correlation between quantitative variables?

Question 15

What is the possible range of values for Pearson's r?

Question 16

According to Cohen's guidelines for interpreting Pearson's r in psychological research, what is considered a large relationship strength?

Question 17

What does a Pearson's r value of 0 indicate?

Question 18

How is the sign (positive or negative) of Pearson's r related to its strength?

Question 19

Computationally, what is Pearson's r defined as?

Question 20

What is one common situation in which the value of Pearson's r can be misleading?

Question 21

What does the problem of 'restriction of range' refer to in the context of correlation?

Question 22

In the example of the relationship between age and enjoyment of hip hop music, what was the Pearson's r for the restricted range of 18- to 24-year-olds?

Question 23

When are scatterplots typically used instead of line graphs?

Question 24

What is a major limitation of interpreting a difference as an 'effect size'?

Question 25

What was the Cohen's d value for the difference in aggression between men and women in Janet Shibley Hyde's research, and how is this effect size classified?

Question 26

In the study by Ollendick and colleagues, the Cohen's d between the exposure and education conditions was 0.82. How would this be interpreted?

Question 27

According to Cohen's guidelines, what Pearson's r value represents a medium-strength correlation?

Question 28

What is the first step in computing Pearson's r, described as the 'mean cross-product of z scores'?

Question 29

In a study with a cross-sectional design showing that a group of exercisers is happier than a group of nonexercisers with a Cohen's d of 0.35, what can be concluded?

Question 30

What does a positive relationship between two variables, as shown on a scatterplot, indicate?

Question 31

What was the Cohen's d value for leadership effectiveness in Janet Shibley Hyde's research, and what does this value signify?

Question 32

If a Cohen's d value is 0.50, what does this mean about the two group means?

Question 33

In the study on the alphabetical position of last names and response time to consumer appeals, how was the relationship visualized?

Question 34

A relationship where points on a graph are reasonably well fit by a single straight line is called a what?

Question 35

When comparing two Pearson's r values of plus 0.30 and minus 0.30, which one represents a stronger relationship?

Question 36

What is a key reason to design a study to avoid restriction of range?

Question 37

In the table showing sample computations for Pearson's r, what value was the final computed r?

Question 38

If you are examining the relationship between scores on a self-esteem scale (which can have many values) for 25 students, what is the most appropriate type of graph to use?

Question 39

In Janet Shibley Hyde's research, what was the Cohen's d value for the sex difference in smiling?

Question 40

What is the consequence of Pearson's r being close to zero for a relationship that is strongly nonlinear, such as the U-shaped curve for sleep and depression?

Question 41

In the study on phobias in children by Ollendick, which group had the highest mean fear rating, indicating the most severe phobia on average?

Question 42

If a study with a very large sample finds a Pearson's r of plus 0.08, how would you describe the strength of this relationship?

Question 43

What are the two considerations that determine whether it is more appropriate to use a line graph or a scatterplot?

Question 44

If a Cohen's d is calculated to be minus 0.80, how strong is the effect?

Question 45

In the context of the chapter, what would be the best way to visually present the results of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale given to 25 students on two occasions a week apart?

Question 46

What was the overall Pearson's r value in the hypothetical data showing the relationship between age and enjoyment of hip-hop?

Question 47

A Cohen's d of 0.20 means that the two group means differ by how many standard deviations?

Question 48

Which of the following values for Pearson's r would be considered a weak or small relationship?

Question 49

What is the primary reason it is important to make a scatterplot before using Pearson's r?

Question 50

In Janet Shibley Hyde's analysis, a positive Cohen's d value indicates that men score higher, while a negative value indicates women score higher. What was the Cohen's d for reading comprehension?