Which of the following terms describes when people report doing something that they actually didn't do?
A. false negative
B. false positive
C. false coersion
D. false confession
Answer: D
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a. compare different societies to find ways to improve their own. b. have a need for novelty and change. c. have a need to evaluate their beliefs and attitudes. d. have a need for power and try to control the behavior of others. e. compare the various groups that they belong to.
A researcher selects a sample from a population with ?= 30 and uses the sample to evaluate the effect of a treatment. After treatment, the sample has a mean of M = 32 and a variance of s2 = 6 . If Cohen's d is used to measure the size of the treatment effect, which of the following would have no effect on the value of Cohen's d?
a. Increase the sample size b. Increase the sample mean c. Increase the sample variance d. All of the other options will influence the value of Cohen's d.
You overhear a psychologist presenting a lecture to an introductory psychology class. The teacher mentions "physiological and psychological factors that account for the arousal, direction, and persistence of behavior."
You recognize that the professor is talking about a) motivation. b) emotion. c) self-efficacy. d) self-esteem.
Evelyn has recently become a manager of a department of ten people. She is concerned whether she should adopt an assertive self-promoting style or a more modest style
As a social psychologist, you can advise her that if she actively self-promotes herself, she will be A) liked by her male colleagues, but disliked by her female colleagues. B) liked by her female colleagues, but disliked by her male colleagues. C) liked by both her male and female colleagues. D) disliked by both her male and female colleagues.