Amigo - Act 1

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Department of Social Sciences
BPSY85: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Learning Task on Statistics Refresher
Name: ________________________________
Alyssa P. Amigo Date of Submission: ___________
Course/Yr./Section: _____________________
BSP 2-1 Score: _______________________
Directions: Each item in this test is a multiple-choice question with four answer choices. Read
each question-and-answer choice carefully and write the answer that you chose on the spaces
provided before each number. Try to answer all questions. In general, if you have some
knowledge about a question, it is better to try to answer it. You will not be penalized for guessing.
_____1. A researcher uses an anonymous survey to investigate the television-viewing habits of

American adolescents. The goal of the research is to determine the average number of hours
each day that American adolescents spend watching television. The researcher is trying to
determine a number that is an example of a _____.
a. parameter
b. statistic
c. population
d. sample
_____2. A researcher records the change in weight (gained or lost) during the first semester of
college for each individual in a group of 25 freshmen, then calculates the average change in
weight. The average is an example of a _______.
a. Parameter
b. Statistic
c. Variable
d. Constant
_____3. A recent study reports that students who just finished playing a prosocial video game
were more likely to help others than students who had played a neutral or antisocial game. For
this study, what is the independent variable?
a. The students who were given the prosocial game
b. The students who were given the neutral or antisocial game
c. The kind of game given to the students
d. The helping behavior of the students
_____4. Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

a. The gender of each student in a psychology class
b. The number of males in each class offered by the college
c. The amount of time to solve a problem
d. The number of children in a family
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_____5. Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student performance on an exam is
an example of measurement on a(n) _______ scale of measurement.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
_____6. What scale of measurement is being used when a teacher measures the number of
correct answers on a quiz for each student?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
_____7. The participants in a research study are classified as high, medium, or low in self-
esteem. What measurement scale is being used to classify self-esteem?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
_____8. A researcher surveys a sample of n = 200 college students and asks each person to
identify his or her favorite movie from the past year. If the results were presented in a frequency
distribution graph, what kind of graph would be appropriate?
a. A histogram
b. A polygon
c. A histogram or a polygon
d. A bar graph
_____9. If a set of scores is displayed in a frequency distribution polygon, what scale of

measurement was used to measure the scores?
a. Nominal or ordinal
b. Interval
c. Ratio
d. Interval or ratio
_____10. What is the mean for the following sample of scores? Scores: 1, 4, 5, 6
a. 16
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b. 8
c. 4.5
d. 4
_____11. A researcher is measuring the amount of time needed to solve a set of anagrams for
a sample of n = 15 students. However, one of the participants fails to solve the problems so the
researcher has an undetermined score. What is the best measure of central tendency for these
data?
a. The mean
b. The median
c. The mode
d. Central tendency cannot be determined for these data
_____12. What is the preferred measure of central tendency for scores measured on an ordinal
scale?
a. The mean
b. The median
c. The mode
d. Central tendency cannot be determined for ordinal data
_____13. A population of scores has a mean of µ = 26, a median of 23, and a mode of 22. What
is the most likely shape for the population distribution?
a. Symmetrical
b. Positively skewed
c. Negatively skewed
d. Cannot be determined from the information given
_____14. What is the variance for the following population of scores? Scores: 5, 2, 5, 4
a. 6
b. 2
c. 1.5
d. 1.22
_____15. The range is usually considered to be a relatively crude measure of variability.

a. True
b. False
_____16. What is the value of the standard deviation if all the testtakers have the same scores?
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 0
_____17. What is the standard deviation for the following sample data (5,6,4,2,3,2,1)?
a. 1.20
b. 1.69
c. 1.56
d. 1.80
_____18. My score in AbPsych and TOP in the board exam are 84 (M = 65, SD = 16) and 89 (M
= 74, SD = 15) respectively. With this, we can say that
a. There’s a small difference, but I performed better in TOP than in AbPsych
b. There’s a small difference, but I performed better in AbPsych than in TOP
c. There’s a small difference, and so I performed equally well on both subjects
d. There’s a small difference, so it doesn’t matter as long as I passed the board
_____19. A normal distribution containing A scores have a mean and standard deviation of
a. 0 and 1
b. 100 and 15
c. 500 and 100
d. 50 and 10
_____20. A normal distribution containing T scores have a mean and standard deviation of
a. 0 and 1
b. 100 and 15
c. 500 and 100
d. 50 and 10
_____21. What are the important statistical assumptions that we need to meet when using
parametric test (e.g. t test, ANOVA)?
a. normality of data
b. independence of observation
c. equal variance
d. all of the above
_____22. What is the most commonly used significance level (α) in psychology research?
a. 0.01
b. 0.05
c. 0.10
d. 0.15
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_____23. A group of researchers conducted a study on the effectiveness of classical music in the
retention skill of college students. They group the college students into different conditions (no
classical music and with classical music) and measured their retention skill using a questionnaire.
After collecting the data and analyzing them using SPSS, the results showed “Sig. 2-tailed
(0.263)”. What does it mean if the significance level (α) is set at 0.05?
a. The researchers’ decision is “fail to reject the null hypothesis” and concluded that
classical music significantly affects the retention skill of the college students
b. The researchers’ decision is “reject the null hypothesis” and concluded that classical
music significantly affects the retention skill of the college students
c. The researchers’ decision is “reject the null hypothesis” and concluded that classical
music does not significantly affects the retention skill of the college students
d. The researchers’ decision is “fail to reject the null hypothesis” and concluded that
classical music does not significantly affects the retention skill of the college students
_____24. A two-tailed hypothesis test is being used to evaluate a treatment effect with α = .05. If
the sample data produce a z-score of z = -2.24, what is the correct decision if the critical
boundaries of the distribution are z = ±1.96?
a. Reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has no effect
b. Reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has an effect
c. Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has no effect
d. Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has an effect
_____25. Research results indicate that physically attractive people are also perceived as being
more intelligent. As a demonstration of this phenomenon, a researcher obtained a set of n = 40
photographs of male college students. The photographs were shown to a sample of female
college students who used a 7-point scale to rate several characteristics, including intelligence
and attractiveness, for the person in each photo. The average attractiveness rating and the
average intelligence rating were computed for each photograph. The researcher plans to use the
averages to determine whether there is relationship between perceived attractiveness and
perceived intelligence. If the assumptions for parametric testing were not violated, which statistical
test should be utilized?
a. Pearson’s r
b. Spearman’s rho
c. t test for independent samples
d. One-Way ANOVA
_____26. Previous studies investigated the influence of background noise on classroom

performance for children aged 10 to 12. In a similar study, students in one classroom worked on
an arithmetic task with calming music in the background. Students in a second classroom heard
aggressive, exciting music, and students in a third room had no music at all. The researchers
measured the number of problems answered correctly for each student to determine whether the
music conditions had any effect on performance. If the assumptions for normality and
homogeneity of variance are not met for this study, what statistical treatment should be utilized?
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a. One-Way ANOVA
b. Kruskal-Wallis H Test
c. Repeated Measures ANOVA
d. Friedman Test
_____27. Childhood participation in sports, cultural groups, and youth groups appears to be
related to improved self-esteem for adolescents. In a representative study, a researcher
compares scores on a standardized self-esteem questionnaire for a sample of n = 100
adolescents with a history of group participation and a separate sample of n = 100 who have no
history of group participation. If the two populations met the assumptions for normality,
independence of observations, and equal variances, what statistical test should be utilized?
a. Mann-Whitney U Test
b. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
c. t Test for Independent Samples
d. t Test for dependent samples
_____28. Ivan is conducting a research that will determine the effectiveness of therapy in treating
anxiety disorders. He randomly selected 35 individuals who are diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
Before the therapy, he gave the Beck Anxiety Inventory to assess their anxiety level. He then
conducted the therapy to the 35 individuals and after that, he gave the Beck Anxiety Inventory
again to assess their anxiety level. Upon analyzing the scores that he acquired from his
participants, he discovered that the data is negatively skewed. What statistical test should be
utilized to compare the scores of the subjects before and after therapy?
a. Mann-Whitney U Test
b. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
c. t Test for independent samples
d. t Test for dependent samples
_____29. When do we reject our null hypothesis?

a. When the sample’s score reached or exceeded the critical value or cutoff score on the
comparison distribution.
b. When the p value is less than the significance level (0.05 or 0.01)
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
_____30. Hazel is conducting a study that will determine the difference between high school and
college students in terms of stress level. Upon gathering the scores of the participants using a
stress scale, she found out that the data for the two groups were normally distributed, variances
were homogeneous/equal, and there were no significant outliers. Which statistical treatment
should she utilized?
a. Mann-Whitney U Test c. t Test for independent samples
b. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test d. t test for dependent samples
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II. Instructions: Read the problem very carefully and conduct a 5-step hypothesis-testing
procedure using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation (Pearson’s r).
1. Four young children were monitored closely over a period of several weeks to measure how
much they watched violent television programs and their amount of violent behavior toward their
playmates. The results were as follows:
Calculate the r using the 5-step hypothesis-testing procedure tested at a 0.05 significance level.
Step 1: State the Hypothesis (2 points)

Ho: _________________________________________________________________________
Watching violent television programs have no significant relationship in terms of children’s level of aggression toward their playmates.
H1: _________________________________________________________________________
Watching violent television programs have significant relationship in terms of children’s level of aggression toward their playmates
Step 2: Set the Significance Level (2 points)

α = _______
0.05
Step 3: Calculate the r and determine where it falls in the comparison distribution (Use
the formula provided in the presentation) (2 points)
0.92
________ _______
Obtained by the use of r table

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Step 4: Calculate the r (Use the formula provided in the presentation) (2 points)
0.92
r = ___________
Step 5: Decision and Interpretation (Please check (/) your answer and use the table in the
presentation provided to determine the strength of correlation. If no significant correlation
was revealed, please refrain from reporting the strength).
___ Reject the Ho

___ Fail to Reject the Ho
State the Interpretation:______________________________________________________
A Person Product-Moment Correlation was used to determine the statistical

relationship of watching violent TV programs in terms of the children’s level of
aggression toward their playmates. Based from the gathered data there is no
significant relationship between watching violent TV programs on the children’s
level of aggression, r (2) = 0.92, p > 0.07, 95% CI [-0.335, 0.998].
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Activity: Describing Data
Objectives:
By the end of the activity, the students are expected to:
a. Differentiate the uses and purpose of measures of central tendency and measures of
variability;
b. Compute central tendency and variability of given data; and
c. Make inferences on the result of statistically computed data.
Materials:
Sample data
Scores in Psychology Mid-term Exam
84 90 72 78 82 79 82 83
80 67 96 89 76 75 89
68 80 86 84 70 89 81
87 82 86 78 86 73 69
86 62 61 88 85 86 77
70 87 86 78 88 72 81
79 85 91 78 70 68 77
Paper and pen Calculator
Mechanics:
1. Compute for the following using the above scores as ungrouped data: (use separate sheet of
paper for your table and computations)
a. mean (5 points)
b. median (5 points)
c. mode (5 points)
d. standard deviation (15 points)
d. z-scores (10 points)
2. Compute for the following using the above scores by converting it first to grouped data: (use
separate sheet of paper for your table and computations)
a. mean (10)
b. median (15)
COMPUTATIONS ARE IN THE NEXT FILE. THANK YOU

Table 1. Ungrouped Frequency Distribution Table of Scores in Psychology Mid-term Exam
x f p % (x – M)2 z-scores Mean = ∑x / n

96 1 0.02 2.00% 258.57 2.03 = 3996 / 50
95 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
94 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0 =79.92 or 80
93 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
92 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0 Median:
91 1 0.02 2.00% 122.77 1.40 =(50+1)/2 = 25.5 or
90 1 0.02 2.00% 101.61 1.27 25th and 26th position
89 3 0.06 6.00% 247.35 1.15
88 2 0.04 4.00% 130.58 1.02 =81.00
87 2 0.04 4.00% 100.26 0.89
86 6 0.12 12.00% 221.82 0.77 Mode = 86.00
85 2 0.04 4.00% 51.62 0.64
84 2 0.04 4.00% 33.3 0.51 Standard Deviation
83 1 0.02 2.00% 9.49 0.39
82 3 0.06 6.00% 12.99 0.26
= √∑(x – M)2 / n – 1
81 2 0.04 4.00% 2.34 0.14 = √3083.8/49
80 2 0.04 4.00% 0.0128 0.01 =√62.93
79 2 0.04 4.00% 1.7 -0.12 sd = 7.93
78 4 0.08 8.00% 14.76 -0.24
77 2 0.04 4.00% 17.06 -0.39
76 1 0.02 2.00% 15.37 -0.49
75 1 0.02 2.00% 24.21 -0.62
74 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
73 1 0.02 2.00% 47.89 -0.87
72 2 0.04 4.00% 125.46 -1
71 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
70 3 0.06 6.00% 295.23 -1.25
69 1 0.02 2.00% 119.25 -1.38
68 2 0.04 4.00% 284.18 -1.50
67 1 0.02 2.00% 166.93 -1.63
66 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
65 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
64 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
63 0 0.00 0.00% 0 0
62 1 0.02 2.00% 321.13 -2.26
61 1 0.02 2.00% 357.97 -2.39
∑x = 3996 n = 50 =1.00 =100.00% = 3083.8
Table 2. Grouped Frequency Distribution Table of Scores in Psychology Mid-term Exam
Scores f Midpoint f*m cf p %
91-96 2 93.5 187 2 0.04 4.00%
86-90 14 88 1232 16 0.28 28.00%
81-85 10 83 830 26 0.2 20.00%
76-80 11 78 858 37 0.22 22.00%
71-75 4 73 292 41 0.08 8.00%
66-70 7 68 476 48 0.14 14.00%
61-65 2 63 126 50 0.04 4.00%
n = 50 = 4001 =1 = 100.00 %
K = 1 + 3.3log (50) = 6.6 or 7

Class Width = 35/7 = 5
Range = 96-61 = 35
Midpoint (m) = Lower + Upper / 2
Mean = ∑ [f*m] / ∑f
= 4001 / 50
= 80.02 or 80
Median = ½ (50)
= 25
The median is somewhere between in 81-85.
= 81

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Republic of the Philippines

CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

_____1. A researcher uses an anonymous survey to investigate the television-viewing habits of

_____4. Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

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_____9. If a set of scores is displayed in a frequency distribution polygon, what scale of

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_____15. The range is usually considered to be a relatively crude measure of variability.

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_____26. Previous studies investigated the influence of background noise on classroom

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_____29. When do we reject our null hypothesis?

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Step 1: State the Hypothesis (2 points)

Step 2: Set the Significance Level (2 points)

Obtained by the use of r table

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___ Reject the Ho

State the Interpretation:______________________________________________________

A Person Product-Moment Correlation was used to determine the statistical

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Activity: Describing Data

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COMPUTATIONS ARE IN THE NEXT FILE. THANK YOU

x f p % (x – M)2 z-scores Mean = ∑x / n

K = 1 + 3.3log (50) = 6.6 or 7

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