Tina was looking for her homework paper on the kitchen table. When she didn't see it, she assumed it wasn't there. Later her brother found the homework on the kitchen table. Tina had made _____
a. a correct decision c. Type II error
b. Type I error d. a null result
C
A type II error results when we look for something but don't find it.
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A chi-square test for independence is used to evaluate the relationship between two variables. If both variables are classified into 2 categories, then what is the df value for the chi-square statistic?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. Cannot determine the value of df from the information provided
Regarding creative persons, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Creative people seek fame and success. b. Creative people have very superior intelligence. c. Creative people have bizarre and outlandish personalities and are usually socially inept. d. Creative people are open to a wide variety of experiences.
The tendency for people to change their behavior just because other people are nearby is known as
a. compliance. b. conformity. c. mere presence. d. indirect obedience.
An unconscious process in which victims of abuse escape the full impact of an event by psychologically detaching themselves from it is called
A. repression. B. natural forgetting. C. dissociation. D. confabulation.