When reporting the results of statistical tests in a research article, which of the following pieces of information should not be presented?
a. the degrees of freedom
b. the name of the test
c. the level of significance
d. the critical value of the statistic
e. the calculated value of the statistic
D
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_____ are studies that use data from both individual and ecological levels, and incorporate the use of sophisticated statistical techniques that examine the relationship of data at one level to data at another
a) Exploratory studies b) Multi-level studies c) Individual-level studies d) Hypothesis-testing studies
Simone was a moderately shy infant whose very extroverted parents rarely gave her time to adapt to a new social situation before thrusting her into another one. This style of parenting led Simone to become an extremely shy child as she entered school. This illustrates that
a. nurture is more important than nature. b. nature is more important than nurture. c. inherited temperaments can be dynamically modified by learning, even negatively. d. shyness is a lasting trait that cannot be modified by experience or learning.
Regarding narcolepsy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Emotional excitement, especially laughter, commonly triggers narcolepsy. b. Many victims of narcolepsy also suffer from cataplexy. c. People with narcolepsy tend to fall directly into Stage 4 NREM sleep. d. Narcolepsy is rare, but runs in families, which suggests that it is hereditary.
Joshua was a psychology major in college, and now he works for an ad agency. His boss tells him to create a type of ad that would be most believable. Joshua remembers from General Psychology 101 that
a. giving a direct, one-sided appeal to the consumer is best. b. one-sided appeals never work. c. two-sided appeals always work. d. two-sided product claims are the most believable.