The term ___________ refers to a situation when a specific suspect has been fixated upon and, therefore, police and prosecutors ignore evidence that refutes their theory.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
confirmatory bias
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A sexist person would be most likely to believe that
a. men—as well as women—can be feminists. b. women and men should be paid the same. c. female high-school students should not be permitted to play football. d. gender similarities are more common than gender differences.
According to Murray, a person's "Basic Needs" include
A) Need for Exhibition. B) Need for Affiliation. C) Need for Achievement. D) Need for Power. E) all of these.
A student is constructing a test of knowledge of research methods. In doing so, they use the prescribed textbook for their class to devise 50 questions on various aspects of research methods. Without conducting any research, the student can be most certain of the _____ validity of this test.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
________ have content that is predetermined, must be administered following specified rules, and are backed by norms for how groups of people perform
a. Structured interviews b. Standardized tests c. Naturalistic observation techniques d. Structured observation methods