University researchers are conducting to measure the ease by which participants can read an analog versus digital clock in different colors from different distances. It is criticized by reviewers for including only college student participants. Which of the following criticisms is most likely to be valid?
a. Participants were not paid.
b. Participants were not given vision tests prior to the experiment.
c. College students generally have different cognitive skills than the general public.
d. College students were given extra credit for participating.
c. College students generally have different cognitive skills than the general public.
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A) it will increase power B) it will have no effect on power C) it will decrease power D) power cannot be calculated if a one-tailed test is used
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Men tend to reduce their overall contact with their family of origin following divorce. b. Women tend to reduce their overall contact with their family of origin following divorce. c. Social network contacts always reduce the stress experienced by single parents. d. all of the above
Which of the following does not apply to all minority groups?
a. Possessing characteristics generally considered different from the dominant group b. Being smaller in number than the dominant group c. Sharing a sense of group identity d. Experiencing prejudice and discrimination in society
During the 1960s and 1970s, social movements, such as the Women's Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement, formed across the United States. These movements did little to help transform society and push for social change.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)