When an independent variable would endanger a human participant's health, we must conduct the research by comparing groups that already have differing degrees of the variable of interest. These are known as _____ experiments

a) partial
b) correlational
c) quasi
d) descriptive


Answer: c

Psychology

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Removing the SD, arranging abolishing operations, and increasing response effort are ways to:

a. make a behavior less likely b. make a behavior more likely c. both of these d. none of these

Psychology

In the following equation, , what is represented at the top right?

A. actual mean difference B. expected mean difference C. sampling error D. estimated standard error

Psychology

Studying human social behavior by comparing it with nonhuman animals is called what?

A. evaluation apprehension hypothesis B. mere presence hypothesis C. optimal distinctiveness D. comparative social psychology

Psychology

Babies tend to spend more time looking at some visual objects than others. This tendency is presumed to indicate their preferences and has been exploited by scientists in a visual paradigm. Name the tendency.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology