Suppose that a psychology professor begins a lecture by saying, "OK, do you all remember the concept of "ecological validity"? The students all nod their heads. During this interaction, the professor was primarily interested in
a. solving the linearization problem.
b. avoiding a syntactic error.
c. formulating an indirect request.
d. establishing common ground.
Ans: d
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a. Need for symmetry b. Magical thinking c. Emotional reasoning. d. Demonic obsessions
The traditional prejudice against bilingualism led to the practice of
a. suppressing the teaching of foreign languages in schools. b. discriminating against hiring bilingual teachers. c. printing government documents in creole. d. giving preferential hiring to bilingual immigrants.
Arnold is at the company party and has had too much to drink. He releases all of his pent-up aggression by yelling at his boss, who promptly fires him. Arnold normally would not have yelled at his boss, but after drinking heavily he yelled because _______
a. parties are places where employees are supposed to be able to "loosen up" b. alcohol inhibits brain centers that control the perception of loudness c. alcohol makes people less concerned with the negative consequences of their behavior d. alcohol is a stimulant
In a 2 × 3 design, what measure provides us with effect size?
a. Phi coefficient b. Contingency coefficient c. Cohen’s w d. ?2