Question

1. (6 pts total) A developmental psychologist is studying play behavior among 4-year-old boys. Each of 45 boys is left alone in a playroom for 30 minutes on three separate occasions. On one occasion the room contains only toys that society would label male- oriented such as trucks, toy guns, etc. On another occasion the room contains only female-oriented toys such as toy cooking utensils, dolls, etc. On a third occasion the room contains only gender-neutral toys such as coloring books and blocks. The order in which the children are presented with the different toys is counterbalanced. The number of minutes (out of 30) that the child spends playing with the toys is recorded, and the psychologist wants to determine if the amount of play time is impacted by the type of toys available. a. What type of hypothesis test should the researcher conduct? (1 pt) a. Name the factor(s), levels, and dependent variable in this study. (3 pts) Factor(s): Levels: DV:

Answer 1

A. The researcher should conduct a within subjects one way ANOVA.

B. Factor: Toy type.

Levels: Male oriented, female oriented, gender neutral.

Dependent variable: Play time.