Worksheet – Factorial ANOVA SPSS

Question 1
Dr. Gates looked at the effects of frustration on the use of profanity by males and
females. Males and females were asked to write a lab report on computers in a lab, but
half the computers were set up to crash during the session while half of the computers
were not set up to crash. Three observers recorded the use of profanity by the
participants during the task.
A) What is the design of this study?

B) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

Question 2
A pediatrician is studying weight gain in infants. He divides them into 2 groups: breast
fed and bottle fed. Further, he divides them into those whose mothers feed them on a
timed schedule, and those whose mothers feed them when they cry (on demand).
Weight gain is the dependent measure.
A) What is the design of this study?

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 B) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

Question 3
In a study of the effects of smoking, active smokers were found to do better than
nonsmokers on a driving task but did worse than nonsmokers on a cognitive task.
However, over all three tasks (the third was pattern recognition and the groups were not
different on that) active smokers did not differ from nonsmokers on performance. The
results suggest
A) What is the design of this study?

B) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

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 C) What do the results given suggest in terms of main effects and the interaction
(i.e., does it sound like they are significant)?

Question 4
People’s musical tastes tend to change as they get older. The data below examines
young adults (less than 40 years old) vs older adults (above 40 years old) that are split
into 3 music groups. One group listened to Fugazi, one to ABBA, and one to Garth
Brooks. Each person rated their liking of the music on a scale ranging from -100 (I hate
this foul music) through 0 (I am completely indifferent) to +100 (I love this music so
much I’m going to explode). Use the SPSS output to answer the following questions.

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A) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

B) Create a means grid using the SPSS output.

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C) Are the main effects significant? How do you know?

D) Is the interaction significant? How do you know?

E) What can you conclude at this point?

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Question 5
A study was done that found that women who completed a math test using a different
name performed better than those who completed the test using their own name. There
were no such effects for men. Use the SPSS output to answer the questions below.

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A) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

B) Create a means grid using the SPSS output.

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C) Are the main effects significant? How do you know?

D) Is the interaction significant? How do you know?

E) What can you conclude at this point?

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Question 6
Wii – athlete vs non, stretch vs didn’t (just using those who played wii)
There are reports of increases in injury related to playing Nintendo Wii. These injuries
were attributed mainly to muscle and tendon strains. A researcher hypothesized that a
stretching warm-up before playing Wii would help lower injuries, and that athletes would
be less susceptible to injuries because their regular activity makes them more flexible.
Use the SPSS output to answer the questions below.

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A) What are the IVs (with levels) and the DV?

B) Create a means grid using the SPSS output.

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C) Are the main effects significant? How do you know?

D) Is the interaction significant? How do you know?

E) What can you conclude at this point?

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