A researcher reports a significant correlation using an alpha level of .01 . The probability that the researcher is making a Type I error is p < .01
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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a. The Peter Principle b. The Dilbert Principle c. The iron law of oligarchy d. Murphy's Law
Which test has been extended downwards to apply to children and adolescents?
a. It lacks standardized statistical methods. b. It uses subjective factor names. c. It requires annual revisions. d. It can be used with clinical but not "normal" populations.
Functional analysis of behavior was developed by B.F. Skinner to understand how punishment and reward ____.?
a. ?shape and maintain behavior b. ?create a whole that is more than the sum of their parts c. ?underlie the study of structuralism d. ?occur outside of conscious awareness
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Proactive interference refers to situations in which earlier learning impairs memory for information acquired later 2. Taj recently changed the password to his e-mail account; now he cannot remember his old password, illustrating the effects of proactive interference 3. Absentmindedness is most often due to divided attention 4. Divided attention is associated with an increase in lower-left frontal lobe activity 5. Divided attention results in decreased hippocampal activity during encoding