An individual's phenotype:
a. is the person's observable characteristics
b. is the actual genetic message encoded in the person's chromosomes
c. will only be displayed if the person is homozygous for a given trait
d. will not be displayed if the person is homozygous for a given trait
A
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a. judges tend to be in favor of the death penalty, and therefore remove from jury panels members of these groups because they are believed to be relatively averse to the death penalty b. trials for these cases tend to be held in counties where these groups are underrepresented c. these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and thus often "opt out" of sitting on juries for these cases d. these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and are thus often disqualified from sitting on juries for these cases
We want to compare the scores of different groups on a measure of reaction time. Three different groups were studied: patients with recent head injuries, patients with head injuries that occurred a year ago, and a control group of non-injured people. We want to know which group of people has the fastest reaction time. What is the best statistical test to use to find this out?
a. one way ANOVA b. factorial ANOVA c. paired samples t-test d. correlation
Toward the end of his life, Maslow began to develop ____ psychology that went beyond personal experience (mystical, ecstatic, spiritual aspects) and had much in common with non-Western psychologies, philosophies, and religions.
a. constructive b. transpersonal c. existential d. positive
Calculating the percentage of agreement between two observers ____
a. tends to overestimate the true level of agreement b. tends to underestimate the true level of agreement c. is simply an inaccurate method for measuring inter-rater reliability d. produces an accurate measure of inter-rater reliability without any need for correction