1) In the first pilot test, Kiboem’s new employee honesty scale generated a Coefficient (or Cronbach’s) alpha value of

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1) In the first pilot test, Kiboem’s new employee honesty scale generated a Coefficient (or Cronbach’s) alpha value of .70. That is a minimally acceptable level of internal consistency for research purposes.

Select one:

True

False

2.

The HR Director of a large company wants to investigate employees’ perceptions of supervisory support in each of the company’s different departments. What type of sampling plan would be most appropriate?

Select one:

a. simple random sampling

b. double sampling

c. convenience sampling

d. stratified random sampling

3.

What, if anything, is the most serious problem with the following hypothesis? “Union membership is positively related to employee wages and job security.”

Select one:

a. It is double-barreled

b. It lacks directionality

c. There is no problem with that hypothesis

d. It is not logically consistent

4.

All the following are forms of reliability, EXCEPT:

Select one:

a. interitem (or internal) consistency

b. parallel-form

c. predictive

d. test-retest

5.

The effects of talking on a mobile phone while driving a vehicle was tested by comparing “hands-free” versus “hand-held” conditions. Participants completed a driving test in a realistic simulator twice – once while talking hands-free and once talking while holding the phone. The order in which the participants completed those tests was counterbalanced. What kind of research design is this?

Select one:

a. Mixed-level

b. Between-subjects

c. Cross-sectional

d. Multiple-wave cross-sectional

e. Within-subjects