Which statement is correct regarding how bias can be introduced when research findings are communicated?
a. Gender similarities tend to be underrepresented in publications.
b. Journal editors usually prefer to publish studies that demonstrate gender similarities on a particular characteristic.
c. The popular press and introductory psychology textbooks typically prefer to emphasize studies in which women perform better than men.
d. The popular media usually emphasize social constructionism.
A
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Why have divorce rates declined since the early 1980s?
a. The average age of the population is getting older. b. The people most prone to divorce are less likely to get married. c. State governments have mandated marriage counseling to reduce the divorce rates. d. Married couples are getting along better thanks to improvements in premarital counseling.
The voluntary command Julie uses to raise her hand in class will travel through the ____ nervous system from the spinal cord to the muscles that control the movement.?
a. ?somatic b. ?autonomic c. ?sympathetic d. ?parasympathetic
A mathematical formula that allows researchers to determine the likelihood of obtaining sample outcomes if the null hypothesis were true is called ______.
A. effect size B. confidence interval C. test statistic D. Bayes' theorem
When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented by the
A. size of the action potentials. B. size of the synapse. C. firing rate of the neurotransmitters. D. firing rate of the action potentials.