Ovulation tends to occur _____ of the menstrual cycle
a. on the first day
b. within the first week
c. near the midpoint
d. at the end
c
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Any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study are called
a. hypotheses. b. correlations. c. variables. d. confounds.
The advantage of structured interviews over unstructured interviews is that during a structured interview,
a. a person can fully explain his or her views. b. a person will submit to an interview even without pay. c. the interviewer's racial or gender biases are minimized. d. subjects are all treated alike and responses can be compared among them.
Without the process of replication as part of the scientific process, what would happen?
A) Incorrect results would often go uncorrected. B) Demand characteristics would have larger effect on data. C) The Hawthorne effect would increase. D) Samples would be less representative of the populations they came from.
You see an advertisement for a method of learning a foreign language that seems simple--put on a tape and fall asleep. The accompanying description cites proof that you can learn while asleep. Being a good psychological detective,
what question would you ask about the offered proof? a) Did the individuals actually dream about the foreign language? b) What did the EEG indicate about the participants' level of sleep? c) Did the researchers use only long sleepers who would spend more time with the tapes? d) Were study breaks included in the tape to provide greater comprehension of the material?