Question : 11. Which type of sample selected to reflect the demographic characteristics : 1303274

11. Which type of sample is selected to reflect the demographic characteristics of the population of interest? 
A. Convenience samples
B. Representative samples
C. Random samples
D. Cumulative samples

12. The demographic characteristics of her married subjects are not important for Mary’s research question—she will accept anyone who is willing to participate. Which sample is most appropriate for her research on intimate relationships? 
A. Representative sample
B. Random sample
C. Convenience sample
D. Cumulative sample

13. For a project in her statistics class, Jody goes to the mall to ask people questions about their relationships. Jody is using a(n): 
A. convenience sample.
B. representative sample.
C. unethical research procedure.
D. longitudinal procedure.

14. As suggested in the textbook, convenience samples are: 
A. never helpful in answering research questions.
B. acceptable when we are examining the fundamental aspects of the ways humans react to each another.
C. unethical as participants are often not informed that they are part of a research study.
D. more reliable than representative samples.

15. If you posted an advertisement for your research study on marriage on the Internet and the couples who responded were more likely to be happy than the general public, this would be an example of: 
A. experimenter bias.
B. volunteer bias.
C. research bias.
D. social desirability bias.

16. The idea that individuals willing to participate in a research study may be different from those who do not is the problem of: 
A. volunteer bias.
B. convenience bias.
C. correlational bias.
D. research bias.

17. As the outdoor temperature increases, the sales of ice cream also increase. Temperature and ice cream sales: 
A. are negatively correlated.
B. are positively correlated.
C. are not correlated.
D. definitely have a causal connection.

18. Jamilla is doing a research project. Her research question applies to whether the number of college prep classes one takes in high school is related to the number of dates one had in high school. What type of design is she most likely to use? 
A. Correlational design
B. Experimental design
C. Developmental design
D. Variable design

19. A negative correlation between scores of love and marital satisfaction in a particular study would show: 
A. love scores increase as satisfaction scores increase.
B. love scores decrease as satisfaction scores decrease.
C. love scores decrease as satisfaction scores increase.
D. love scores increase as satisfaction scores remain unchanged.

20. You find a correlation between parenting attitudes and compatibility. This study can tell us all of the following points EXCEPT which one? 
A. Whether parenting attitudes cause a couple to be compatible
B. Whether the relationship between attitudes and compatibility is positive or negative
C. The strength of the relationship between attitudes and compatibility
D. Whether there is a relationship between attitudes and compatibility