James is working on a quasi-experimental project for his research methods class and he needs to form two groups of participants

In doing so, based on pretest exam scores, James takes 30% of the subjects who do the best on the exam, and 30% of the subjects who do the worst on the exam, and assigns them to two groups accordingly. This technique of assigning subjects to different groups is referred to as the

a. extreme-groups method.
b. median-split method.
c. random assignment method.
d. regression method.


a

Psychology

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a. death wish. b. Type II self-punishment pattern. c. Type B personality. d. Type A personality.

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_____ are male sex hormones that further masculinize the sex organs in the embryonic stage of prenatal development.?

a. ?Zymogens b. ?Pepsinogens c. ?Androgens d. ?Allergens

Psychology

The push to seek success and significant accomplishments in our lives is called:

a. intrinsic motivation b. goal motivation c. internal drive motivation d. achievement motivation

Psychology

Identity ________ is an absence of either exploration or commitment

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Psychology