STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM #5

 

Exam 5 is a semi-comprehensive exam.  The exam will consist of approximately 30 multiple-choice questions and 3-4 short answer questions.  This review guide is only intended to help you focus on specific material.  Some information that does not appear on this sheet may still appear on the exam.

 

If you have questions over any of the material presented in the text or lecture, please be sure to see me before the exam.  If you can’t make my office hours, let me know and I will arrange a time for us to meet.

 

The main topics that you should review for the exam are listed below:

 

 

Nonexperimental and quasi-experimental research design

 

Developmental Research Designs

 

Single-subject design.

 

What is a baseline?

 

Know how to calculate simple descriptive statistics (e.g., measures of central tendency).

 

Review the four scales of measurement.

 

Review the basic principles of correlation.

 

What is variability?  Standard deviation?

 

What is the null and research hypothesis?

 

What are type I and Type II errors?

 

What is a significance level?

 

Review issues impacting generalization including cultural considerations