Dr. Levin allowed members of his target population to volunteer to participate in his study. As a result, the findings of Dr. Levin's study were influenced by _______
a. self-report bias
b. social desirability bias
c. sexual bias
d. self-selection bias
Answer: D
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a. morality b. values c. money d. crime
An instrument used by a hospital to evaluate all employees includes questions about interactions with patients, although many of the employees work in labs and have no patient contact. This is an example of a
a) criterion contamination. b) predictor bias. c) context error. d) central tendency error.
Research suggests that couples with _______ experience lower relationship satisfaction than couples with _______.
a) an androgynous gender ideology; a sex-typed gender ideology b) psychological gender; sex role orientation c) expressive traits; instrumental traits d) traditional gender role attitudes; egalitarian gender role attitudes
In prehistoric India, where Hinduism had a strong hold:
A. importance was given to mutual sexual satisfaction for both men and women. B. sex was mainly considered bad for health and so men and women were segregated. C. the idea of geisha, beautiful female companions for men had originated. D. same-sex relationships were given more importance than heterosexual relationships. E. sexual activities were mainly associated with procreation and not with pleasure.