Scientists conduct their research primarily to
a. have it printed in psychological journals.
b. contribute to the accumulation of scientific knowledge.
c. enable them to join professional organizations.
d. speak at scientific meetings.
b
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_____ refers to the process in which individuals adjust their memory for something after they find out the true outcome
a) Outcome bias b) Information bias c) Hindsight bias d) Congruence bias
Lola is conducting research on the intersection of psychology and law. Specifically, she wants to know how eyewitness testimony can be affected by the way that police officers and attorneys phrase their questions. Lola is interested in the ____ subfield of psychology.?
a. ?clinical b. ?developmental c. ?forensic d. ?cognitive
In an experiment using the independent groups design, there are 10 subjects in one group and 12 subjects in the other group. The sampling distribution of t that is appropriate for that experiment is identical to the t distribution that is appropriate for a single sample design with _________ subjects
a. 22 c. 20 b. 21 d. 11
After-only design should be used for measuring attitude change only when
A) there isn't a control group in the design of the study. B) participants are placed in either the treatment or control condition completely by chance. C) covert measures of attitudes are used. D) there isn't random assignment.