Observer reactivity is the tendency of researchers to interpret ongoing events as being consistent with their research hypothesis

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


F

Psychology

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Jansen has developed a scale to assess childhood anxiety. Critics of the scale say that some items on the scale measure depression, not anxiety. Jansen could do a study establishing the reliability of the scale to address these critics

a. test-retest b. interrater c. construct d. internal consistency

Psychology

When volunteers were given all of the nutrients their bodies needed through tube feeding, researchers found that they still ate as much real food as control subjects

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

If a deviation score is positive, _____

a. the raw score lies above the mean c. the raw score is an extreme score b. the mean lies above the raw score d. the mean is an extreme score

Psychology

A study by Peters & Ceci (1982) illustrating the influence of authority chose 12 published articles by well-known authors from important universities and changed the names and affiliations to unfamiliar names

The articles were resubmitted to the same journals. How many articles were accepted for publication under these circumstances? a. none of the articles b. 1 of 12 c. 6 of 12 d. all 12

Psychology