In research reports, a statement that "the results of the experiment were statistically significant" means that the difference must be large enough so that it would occur by chance in how many experiments out of 100
a. less than five
b. less than 20
c. more than five
d. more than 20
A
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What model of cognitive development seeks to identify the ways in which individuals take in, access, utilize, and store information?
A. Piagetian B. neo-Freudian C. information processing D. operant conditioning
Rogers described fully functioning persons as happy, blissful, or contented at all times
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In a well-known study conducted by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), schoolteachers were told that certain of their students—who were in fact chosen by the researchers at random—were "intellectual bloomers" and had tremendous academic potential. When these students were tested at the end of the year, it was found that their IQ scores had indeed significantly increased (presumably as a result of
the special attention and treatment they had received from their teachers). This research most clearly demonstrates ____. a. the self-serving bias b. the discontinuity effect c. scapegoating d. the self-fulfilling prophecy
Which statement is true?
a. During adolescence, IQ scores become more predictable but creativity seems to wax and wane. b. During adolescence, creativity becomes more predictable but IQ scores seem to wax and wane. c. During adolescence, both IQ scores and creativity become more predictable. d. During adolescence, both IQ scores and creativity seem to wax and wane.