PSYC 3301: Experimental Psychology Study Guide for Exam 2

The third exam will occur on Tuesday 11/26 during our face-to-face meeting time. The exam will consist of multiple choice, True/False, matching, calculations, and fill-in-the-blank. Students will need to be familiar with: Chapters 13-14 (ANOVAs) What benefit are ANOVAs? For which error do they decrease the risk? What is the F ratio based on? What F ratio suggests there is no difference between groups/treatments? A significant F ratio is generally larger than what number? What are the two types of random, unsystematic differences? What factors produce a large F-ratio? What is the difference between a Tukeys and a Scheffes test? Whats the difference between a one-way and a two-factor ANOVA? When do you use a two-factor ANOVA? o What are the assumptions for the two-factor ANOVA? When do you use a repeated-measures ANOVA? o What does P stand for and how do you compute it? o What sources of variability contribute to the within-treatment variability for this test? o What two different calculations must you perform for a repeated-measures ANOVA versus a two-factor ANOVA? o What does 2 stand for? Definitions o Factors, post-hoc tests, main effect, interaction effect, and outlier Be able to DRAW the factorial box for a study description and fill in the rows, columns, and cells o Be able to tell identify how many treatment conditions are present when given a specific description of an ANOVA Be able to interpret the graph of an ANOVA Computations: Be able to: o Calculate a Tukeys post hoc test o Calculate N and T (multiple choice; no formulas) o Calculate the SSbetween or SSwithin when given one of them and the SStotal (One-Way ANOVA; multiple choice) o Fill in the missing calculations for a one-factor and/or two-factor ANOVA You will be given ALL necessary formulas for these calculations (except df). However, you will need to know for what the mathematical shorthand represents for both the calculations AND for multiple choice. Labs Be able to read the output created by a one-way ANOVA, a univarate ANOVA, an independent samples t-test, and a correlation. How to read output created in SPSS/PASW and find the N, range, SD, mean, and percentage frequency.

Dunn Text What are some of the factors researchers take into consideration when choosing a journal? (p. 202-3) What is a symposium vs. a talk vs. a poster presentation? Fill in the Blank: What is one of the student journals listed in Chapter 10? What is the difference between request for revisions and a rejection? o What are some of the reasons why an article may receive one of the above?

Past Chapters, Lectures, & Overall As the exams are cumulative, it is critical that you mastered all past skills. The suggestions below are areas to focus on, though you are responsible for all past skills. What is a null hypothesis versus an alternative hypothesis? Be able to differentiate between a Type I and Type II error, and identify what each means. Have the skills to round correctly to two decimal places You will be given a brief description of a study. o You will match components of the description to IV, DV, experimental & control group. o You will need to pick out/create the alternative & null hypothesis o You will need to be able to identify possible confounding/extraneous variables o You will need to decide which test to run on the data. There will be several multiple choice items that will describe a study and you will need to select the appropriate test for that study design. Be familiar with quasi-independent variables and be able to identify them. Know what the mathematical shorthand all represent What do p-values mean/measure? How do we know when something is significant? o What does it mean for something to be statistically significant? If given the results of a study, be able to tell what they mean. What is purpose of measures of effect size? What is the purpose of random assignment? o Is it the same as random sampling? What is the purpose of counterbalancing? o Be able to calculate the number of necessary conditions for a counter balanced study (see PPT) What is attrition? How do you calculate it? o What type of studies has the highest risk of higher attrition rates? o What does attrition negatively effect power, alpha, significance?

BONUS: What tips can you/did you learn about the presentation of statistics from Hans Roslings documentary? What tips does Dunn suggest for powerpoint slide presentations? (p. 189)