You randomly assign 40 groups to two conditions: 20 groups are told they failed a task, and 20 are told they did well. Next, you have them complete a questionnaire measure of cohesiveness. You are carrying out a(n) ___ study.
a. case
b. experimental
c. correlational
d. observational
e. archival
b. experimental
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The difference between the psychopath who takes risks and the adventurer who takes risks is ____
a. whether they have abnormalities in the prefrontal lobes b. whether the thrill-seeking behaviors are destructive or constructive acts c. the degree of fear each experiences in the face of danger d. the degree of anxiety each experiences in the face of danger
In a two-way ANOVA, a cell represents
a. one level of the A independent variable and one level of the B independent variable. b. one level of the dependent variable. c. one level of the A independent variable. d. all the subjects in the experiment.
Money is an example of a:
a. generalized stimulus b. primary reinforcer c. discriminative stimulus d. secondary reinforcer
Which of the following would limit the effectiveness of the experimental method?
a) random assignment b) selection bias c) independent variables d) representative samples