A group of randomly selected subjects for a
study that matches the population on important characteristics such as age and sex is called ________.
a) volunteer bias
b) a representative sample
c) an experimental group
d) a control group
ANS: b
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When does a male songbird learn what his song is supposed to sound like?
a. During his first year, long before he can sing b. As soon as he can start to sing c. After he has attracted a mate d. After he has begun to fight with other males
When people visalize themselves as competent and successful, they tend to
a. become more successful than their peers
b. cope more effectively with present problems
c. succumb to pathological self-deception
d. earn higher than average salaries
If H0 is false, as the power of the experiment increases, the probability of rejecting H0 increases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The tendency to recall information better if one is in the same pharmacological or psychological state as when the information was encoded is known as _____
a) the serial position effect. b) the state-dependent memory effect. c) the psychedelic effect. d) the context effect.