What should be assumed when an experiment does not reach statistical significance?
A) The researchers should come up with a different/new experiment
B) The researchers should modify their experiment in some way
C) The researchers should assume the results are of no value
D) The researchers should fine-tune the experiment until they get desired results
B
You might also like to view...
Larry is a graduate student whose major area of interest is social psychology. You should expect that Larry is MOST interested in
a. the ways in which physical or genetic factors influence and determine behavior. b. the internal factors that lead people to act consistently across a variety of situations. c. how people relate to each other and influence each other. d. the ways in which behavior and mental processes change over a lifetime.
Regarding research on where different types of long-term memories are stored in the brain, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Declarative long-term memories appear to be stored in the basal ganglia and cerebellum. b. Long-term procedural memories appear to be stored in the cerebral cortex. c. Episodic memories are stored in the front of the cortex, while semantic memories are stored in the back areas of the cortex. d. The pons serves as a "switching station" for consolidation of memories.
According to Piaget, intelligence is
a. relatively fixed and capable of measurement. b. mobile so that change occurs in measurement over time. c. a process concept related to adaptability. d. an action concept solely dependent on one's ability to accommodate.
Jillian believes that blonde girls are not nice to other girls
She notices how often she is snubbed or teased by blonde girls in her school. She does not notice, or remember, the blonde girls who are nice to her. Jillian's perspective is being shaped by _____ a) single experience bias. b) algorithm bias. c) confirmation bias. d) unmasking bias.