Your psychology professor refers to a research study and says the results were "statistically significant.". Which step in the scientific method does this apply?
a. Drawing conclusions
b. Developing a research question c. Gathering evidence
d. Replicating results
e. Forming a hypothesis
a
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A. embryonic period B. germinal period C. implantation process D. fetal period
Patty has just received a graduate degree in psychology and has been hired by a local organization to administer the WAIS-R. They should
a. have no qualms about her qualifications for this position because she has a degree. b. have no qualms about her qualifications because her program required that she engage in at least 5 practice administrations of this test. c. be aware that errors are likely to be high unless she has completed at least 10 practice sessions. d. realize test administer training is a highly standardized process with high quality standards.
When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups—especially when witnesses ____
a. do not know how many people are in the lineup b. are told in advance how many people are in the lineup c. are asked to rate the similarity of each person in the lineup to the criminal d. are asked to rank each person in the lineup in order of his or her similarity to the criminal
After not having eaten for a while, blood sugar and fat cells
a. falls; absorb excess fat b. falls; release fat c. rises; absorb excess fat d. rises; release fat e. falls; are destroyed