In psychological research, scale attenuation refers to situations in which
a. a particular result will not generalize across several dimensions.
b. a measurement scale is too restricted to measure differences between conditions.
c. performance in two conditions is equivalent.
d. an independent variable has an effect that is the same at all levels of the second independent variable.
B
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A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 5,000 D. 10,000
Who would be the happiest, based on research summarized in Module 16?
A. Alyssa, a three-year-old female B. Kurt, a 7-year-old male C. Gary, a 75-year-old male D. Fran, a 73-year-old female
The disorder marked by binge eating, inappropriate methods to prevent weight gain, and self-evaluation greatly influenced by body shape and weight is
a. overeating disorder. b. obesity. c. bulimia nervosa. d. binge nervosa.
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a. ?only the surface structure b. ?only the deep structure c. ?both the surface structure and the deep structure d. ?neither the surface structure nor the deep structure