Which of the following is NOT a good reason for psychology students to take a research methods course?
a. It will allow you to become a better consumer of the scientific literature
b. It requires more rigorous thinking than is typically found in other psychology courses
c. The content of psychology courses is typically based on scientific findings
d. You need to be able to evaluate the adequacy of the many claims you encounter daily
B
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is responsible for
A) fixing rates of natural gas companies. B) fixing rates of bus lines. C) registering brokers and regulating stock exchanges. D) granting licenses to TV and radio stations. E) investigating complaints against computer producers.
Which measure of association is determined when the covariance of two variables is divided by the product of each variable’s standard deviations?
a. lambda b. Pearson’s r c. gamma d. eta-squared
According to the text, a common critique of liberalism is that
a. international institutions are ineffective. b. states are the primary level of analysis. c. it places too much emphasis on moral rationales. d. Both options a and c are true. e. All of the above are true.
What guideline does the following question violate in terms of guidelines for writing questions: Would you support or oppose penalties against gas-guzzling vehicles?
A. avoid double negatives B. avoid double-barreled questions C. minimize risk of biased words D. avoid making disagreement or agreement disagreeable