In using inferential statistics we should initially assume that in any experiment, the scores
obtained from different groups of participants
a. will reflect all possible differences between the groups.
b. will be due only to the manipulation of the independent variable.
c. should be statistically significant.
d. will be different simply due to chance.
e. will only be different if the groups have been subjected to different conditions.
d. will be different simply due to chance.
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a. how similar the objects in the problem are. b. general principles that problems share. c. surface and deep structures. d. event-specific knowledge.
External validity is ______.
a. a type of research conducted in psychology b. the degree to which a study’s results can be generalized to individuals and situations outside of the study c. the degree to which a study provides a good test of a causal prediction d. the degree to which the study accurately predicts results
It is not possible to have an interaction effect unless one of the variables also has a main effect
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Explain John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment, which sees it as an adaptive behavior.
What will be an ideal response?