When you predict that a result will be in one or another direction (for example, that a particular treatment will reduce recidivism), you would use a
a. one-tailed test
b. two-tailed test
c. three-tailed test
d. no-tailed test
(a) one-tailed test
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Which of the following is an example of a direct interlock?
A) Smith and Jones both sit on the board of Company A. B) Smith sits on the board of Company A and holds stock in Company A. C) Jones sits on the board of Company A and Company B. D) Jones and Smith are co-CEOs of Company A.
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Which of the following is a finding from the research of Judith Wallerstein and colleagues on children of divorced parents?
a. Few children experienced intense emotional disturbance at the time of the divorce. b. There was little evidence of short- or long-term deleterious consequences of parental divorce. c. As they entered adulthood, almost all were optimistic, high achieving, and confident. d. Ten or fifteen years later, nearly half the then-young-adult children reported difficulties in their romantic relationships, compromised self-esteem, and a sense of underachievement.