Test and survey developers should balance items for which the correct response would be positive with an equal number of items for which the correct response would be negative to control for which bias?
a. Social desirability
b. Faking
c. Random responding
d. Acquiescence
d. Acquiescence
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A. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor B. general acetylcholine enzyme inhibitor C. benzodiazepine inhibitor D. haldol inhibitor
If Wanda makes an educated, precisely worded guess about the behavior of her friends in a specific situation, she is making a:
A. theory B. hypothesis C. principle D. manipulation of variables
A driver is going down the road speaking on a cell phone. You could predict the person's:
a. driving will improve b. chances of being in an accident will be similar to driving while intoxicated c. driving will be unaffected d. chances of being in an accident will be similar to the average
In general, staged manipulations are ________ than straightforward manipulations.
A. stronger B. weaker C. more costly D. less costly