Which of the following is true of biased test items?
a. Items believed to be biased rarely are biased.
b. Apparently biased test items actually decrease test score differences.
c. Elimination of biased items does not eliminate test score differences.
d. It is impossible to eliminate bias because every item is, in some way, biased.
c
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a. Clara will experience more cognitive dissonance than Joyce. b. Joyce will experience less social facilitation than Clara. c. Clara will have a more enduring attitude toward the software than Joyce. d. Joyce will have a more enduring attitude toward the software than Clara.
A good research hypothesis should be ____
a. attention grabbing b. unique in the literature c. testable and refutable d. consistent with prevailing theories
Determining that your psychology teacher is very intelligent because she has a doctoral degree from a university would be an example of ____.?
a. ?the availability heuristic b. ?inductive reasoning c. ?anchoring and adjustment d. ?deductive reasoning
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themselves parents friends professionals