Suppose the omnibus analysis of variance for a 2 ? 2 complex design reveals only a statistically significant main effect of one independent variable. To understand the effect of this variable the researcher should
A. compute simple main effects analyses.
B. use t-tests to compare two means at a time.
C. examine the means for the independent variable collapsed across the other independent variable.
D. all of these
C. examine the means for the independent variable collapsed across the other independent variable
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a. respond correctly only to those items that her fellow subjects responded correctly to b. respond to Milgram's demand for conformity with anticonformity c. be among the learners who receive presumably near-lethal shocks for giving incorrect answers d. be among the teachers who give presumably near-lethal shocks to learners who give incorrect answers
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responsive to ______ techniques for reducing fears. a. psychodynamic c. humanistic b. Gestalt d. behavioral
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a. be more likely to produce a negative outcome. b. remain more resistant to persuasion. c. exert no impact on cognition and behavior. d. be influenced only by external cues.