A two-tailed test is chosen over a one-tailed test
a. in most studies.
b. when a researcher does not have a good idea of where the sample mean will fall.
c. when the researcher knows a sample mean will fall in one of the tails.
d. when a researcher has a clear idea of the tail in which the sample mean will fall.
b
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Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various stimuli and/or responses?
a. associative learning b. insight learning c. vicarious learning d. cognitive learning
Although Margo thought the singer did a good job, she did not think the performance rated a standing ovation. Nevertheless, she stood up when her friends did. Margo stood up due to
a. cognitive dissonance. b. conviction. c. the expectation of how others would evaluate her. d. the long-term consequences of her actions.
Humanistic therapies, cognitive therapies, and traditional psychoanalysis would all be considered
a. talk-oriented approaches. b. insight therapies. c. action therapies. d. nondirective approaches.
Caitlyn was blanking on who played Batman in the movie Batman v. Superman until her friend gave her the hint that he was married to Jennifer Garner. Caitlyn then correctly identified the actor as Ben Affleck; this hint is an example of a(n) _____ cue.
A) retrieval B) encoding specificity C) state-dependent D) transfer-appropriate