In experiment brief 25, what could the researchers have done differently regarding the design of their study?
A) could have tested students compared to non-students
B) could have tested football players
C) could have tested and compared males versus females
D) could have compared feedback to no feedback
A
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Which technique ensures that personal characteristics that might affect the outcome of an experiment are scattered among research participants in the different groups, thereby making the groups roughly equivalent?
A. dependent recursion B. random assignment C. independent assignment D. regression to the mean
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. When many people describe the personality of a single person, their descriptions usually are similar. 2. The best-known self-report measure for assessing personality is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI–2–RF). 3. The most commonly used projective personality test is the MMPI–2–RF. 4. One criticism of the Rorschach Inkblot Test is that it is open to the subjective interpretation of the examiner. 5. When measured by rigorous scientific criteria, the Thematic Apperception Test has been found to be more reliable and valid than is the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Social behavior evolves and is transmitted from generation to generation. b. Behavior patterns are termed species-specific because they evolve within certain species. c. Instinctive behavior can be modified by learning. d. Psychologists have found no human behaviors that are instinctive.
Consider the findings of the hypothetical study of plant growth summarized below (and in your text): Amount of Sunlight Received Amount of Water Received Low High Row Means Low 22.4 25.6 24.0 High 10.8 37.2 24.0 Column Means 16.6 31.4 This study appears to have yielded:
A) only a main effect of sunlight B) only a main effect of water C) both a main effect of sunlight and a Sunlight x Water interaction D) both a main effect of water and a Sunlight x Water interaction