Question

1. Imagine the following items come from a self-efficacy inventory. Which of the following is an example of a reverse-coded survey item?

		"When I am in trouble, I can think of a solution."
		"I can handle whatever comes my way."
		"Some things are just too difficult for me."
		"I can solve most problems with the necessary effort."

  

QUESTION 3

1. Which measure of central tendency would best describe the data collected from this survey item?

"The overall instruction in this course was excellent."

Strongly agree (4), Agree (3), Disagree (2), Strongly disagree (1)

		mode
		median
		mean
		standard deviation

QUESTION 4

1. A new study suggests that diets high in protein can lower older adults' risk of heart disease. What is the independent variable in this study?

		age
		heart disease
		older adults
		diet

QUESTION 5

1. On a standardized measure of fluid reasoning, Reagan has a z-score of 2.97. Based on this score, we can conclude that

		Reagan has very strong fluid reasoning skills.
		Reagan has moderately strong fluid reasoning skills.
		Reagan has average fluid reasoning skills.
		Reagan has below-average fluid reasoning skills.

  

QUESTION 6

1. Jason administers a depression inventory to a clinical sample. He finds that the data are negatively skewed. This means that

		most of the respondents are experiencing high levels of depression.
		few of the respondents are likely to meet the criteria for medical necessity.
		most of the respondents are experiencing low levels of depression.
		the distribution is approximately normally distributed.

Answer 1