An experimenter is interested in the influence of taking a one-semester-long test preparation course on performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). She contacts high school students who have and who have not taken the course and compares their scores on the SAT exam. She finds that the students who have taken the course score significantly higher on the test. The research design is
a. comparison-group before-after.
b. single-group before-after.
c. comparison-group.
d. experimental.
c
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a. fMRI; PET b. PET; EEG c. MEG; fMRI d. EEG; MEG
Essay questions and fill-in-the-blank tests both measure memory through
a. relearning. b. recognition. c. recall. d. retroactive redintegration.
Sally proposes the idea that one's sexual history prior to marriage predicts whether one ends up getting divorced. This best represents which step of the scientific method?
a) testing the hypothesis b) observing events c) forming a hypothesis d) formulating a theory
Which of the following is NOT one of the three factors that influence operant conditioning?
a) the magnitude of reinforcement b) the immediacy of reinforcement c) the quality of the reinforcement d) the level of motivation of the learner