A test statistic is a mathematical formula used to determine how far a sample outcome deviates or varies from the outcome that is assumed to be true in the null hypothesis.
______ will equal 1.0 if there is no effect of the treatment/independent variable, because in this case, you will have a ratio of error divided by error.
If you are interested in how well students perform on a standardized math achievement test after they have completed a six-week math unit in either a computer-assisted class, a videotaped course, or a regular classroom, and you also want to include a factor for sex (boys vs. girls), what is the dependent variable?
"I wonder why study questions help students learn," Mr. Manear said. "Perhaps it is because they direct students' attention to relevant information, so that it is appropriately processed and stored in their memories." Mr. Manear had developed a
A study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health revealed that when participants received a message about safe sex practices in a discussion format, they changed their sexual practices. In this study, the independent variable was
Cross-cultural findings on the applicability of terror management theory suggests that self-enhancement is a universal psychological process, and that individuals will universally work to bolster their self-esteem
Suppose that some students are participating in a dichotic listening task. Which of the following kinds of students would be most likely to notice their names in the irrelevant message?
A university alumni office conducted a survey of their alumni to assess changes in attitudes toward the university over time. In the first year of the survey, the alumni office surveyed graduates from the year 2009. In the second and third years of the survey, graduates from the years 2011 and 2013 were surveyed, respectively. When examining the results of the survey to determine whether attitudes of the alumni changed over time, the alumni office should consider
In the following figure, Phase A is called the ______.<img width="406" height="215" align="bottom" src="https://sciemce.com/files/4/ppg__examview__Chapter_09_Test_Bank__00001_res__mc086-1.jpg" border="0">
Your textbook describes several methodological problems that arise when conducting research with elderly individuals. These problems included the fact that
Men and women sometimes respond to surveys in such a way as to give the impression that they conform to society's stereotypes, even when their true behaviors are different from what they report. Such behavior is called
______ uses the scientific method to answer questions that address theoretical issues about fundamental processes and underlying mechanisms related to the behaviors and events being studied.
Spelke, Hirst, and Neisser attempted to teach participants to simultaneously take dictation and read with comprehension. Their results suggests that ______.
Chapter 4
Refer to the research study described on pages 97 - 99 of your textbook to answer the following question.
Which of the metaphors for the study of attention do you think this study most adheres to?
Takumi completes a self-report inventory of personality. Generalizing from what you read in Chapter 11, the best person to ask to complete that same inventory to learn about Takumi would be
If a researcher used an experiment to assess whether or not a certain drug would increase reading comprehension scores, then the dependent variable would be the
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