Dr. Nielsen is describing his research regarding social status of young children measured by peer nomination. His research is likely to involve all of the following categories EXCEPT:
a. controversial children.
b. neglected children.
c. antisocial children.
d. popular children.
C
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Recent research by the Children's Hospital Boston found that the medullas of babies who had died from SIDS were less sensitive to the brain chemical
a. serotonin. b. adrenaline. c. dopamine. d. GABA.
Larry believes that members of another ethnic group are hostile and unfriendly. Thus, Larry tends to inadvertently treat the people in that ethnic group in ways that actually provoke hostile and unfriendly responses. Larry's stereotype of this ethnic group will be reinforced because Larry is unknowingly creating
a. groupthink. b. a just-world belief. c. a self-fulfilling prophecy. d. individuating information.
When considering the degree of stress that is acceptable in an experiment, the researcher should avoid exposing participants
a. to stressful situations that are physical in nature b. to stressful situations that are psychological in nature c. to stressful situations that are beyond those of everyday life d. who are members of special groups (such as heart patients, epileptics, etc.) to stressful situations
If you have a directional hypothesis, how can you interpret the significance of the output that SPSS provides for an independent-samples t-test?
a. If the p-value that SPSS provides is ? .05, the relationship is significant. b. Multiply the p-value that SPSS provides by 2; if it is ? .05, the relationship is significant. c. Divide the p-value that SPSS provides in half; if it is ? .05, the relationship is significant. d. Divide the p-value that SPSS provides in half; if it is > .05, the relationship is significant.