Jamal comes across some survey results on the Internet that conclude that people who watch cat videos with hip-hop music or cooler than people who watch cat videos with dubstep music
What are some things he should look out for before deciding to believe the results of this survey?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
• Volunteer bias: people who are willing to volunteer their opinions may differ from those who decline to take part.
• Which questions were (and were not) asked and how the questions were phrased? These aspects of a survey's design may reflect assumptions about the topic or encourage certain responses.
• What are the credentials of those designing the test or survey? Are they likely to use a well-designed survey or just make something up?
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Define a correlation coefficient, discuss the different kinds of information that are revealed by this statistic, and give an example of a pair of variables that would be described by both "kinds" of coefficients
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an example of a symbolic schema?
a. Counting the number of holes on a belt b. Pointing a finger and saying "Bang!" c. Sucking on the nipple of a bottle of milk d. Grasping an adult's finger
Because three-year-old Susie was scratched by her neighbor's furry black cat, she developed a phobia for the cat as well as becoming fearful of any black, furry object, including her mother's black fake fur hat. Susie's fear of her mother's hat and any other furry black object demonstrates
a. spontaneous recovery. b. negative transfer. c. stimulus generalization. d. operant conditioning.
Milgram is known for his research in:
a. prejudice. b. group think. c. obedience. d. deindividualization.