If the probability that the results were due to chance is greater than alpha, the researcher should conclude that _____
a. the independent variable had an effect c. chance is responsible for the results
b. the dependent variable had an effect d. both a and b
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If the probability that the results were due to chance is greater than alpha, the researcher must conclude that chance is responsible for the results and fail to reject the null hypothesis.
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Which of the following methods, often associated with structuralism, was used in the psychology laboratory established by Wilhelm Wundt?
A. Analytic introspection B. Measuring reaction times C. Operant conditioning D. Classical conditioning
Your memories of past experiences are not influenced by your current beliefs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Professor Strauss is mentoring several assistant professors in addition to all the graduate and undergraduate students he teaches. He is known for his willingness to share his wisdom with those interested in his field of study. Erikson would suggest that Professor Strauss is exhibiting
a. generativity. c. stagnation. b. integrity. d. maturity.
Maria really wants to move to New York to go to college, but she is sure her parents won't let her move from Pennsylvania to the next state. If she is going to use the door-in-the-face technique, what should she do?
A. Tell her parents she refuses to go to college if she has to stay in Pennsylvania. B. Ask if she can move to the other side of the state, and then if her parents agree ask to move to New York. C. Tell her parents she wants to attend college in France, and when they refuse say that she would be satisfied going to school in New York. D. Agree to go to a school in Pennsylvania, but a week before classes begin tell her parents that she has decided to move to New York instead.