In a double-blind study,
a. the participants are not aware of who is in the treatment and control groups, but the researcher providing the treatment does know.
b. neither the researcher providing the treatment nor the participants are aware of who is in the treatment and who is in the control group.
c. neither the researcher providing the treatment nor the research participants can ever be made aware of the research findings.
d. the research participants are not aware that they are participating in a research study.
b
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Dr. Coleman is interested in how our thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors are influenced by other people. Dr. Coleman must be studying:
A. interpersonal psychology B. clinical psychology C. social psychology D. personality psychology
Dr. Jones claims that there is a g, a general factor for intelligence. In an effort to support his claim, he gave several different tests to many people. Which of the following results would support his claim?
a. if individual performances were inconsistent across tests b. if individual performances were consistent across tests c. if when people's scores were averaged across tests, everyone received about the same average score d. if individuals showed different patterns of high and low scores on the tests
A perfect positive correlation is indicated by an r value of:
a. 0.0 b. 1.0 c. 10.0 d. 100.0
Using deception as part of a research study is acceptable if
a. The researcher gains informed consent from all participants b. The study has educational value and the deception is unavoidable c. The deception is never revealed to the clients d. The researcher are conducting a study on an area that has never been studied before