This is the probability that the researcher accepts as the highest likelihood that the experimental results are due to chance and still conclude that the independent variable had an effect
a. paradigmatic probability function c. alpha
b. power d. beta
C
Alpha specifies the upper limit of probability with which the experimental result could occur by chance and still allow the conclusion that the independent variable was responsible for the result.
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a. a fixed mindset. b. a disciplined mindset. c. a growth mindset. d. a stereotype threat.
In Chapter 2, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must be willing to make a risky prediction that can be disproved by counterevidence. How does the principle of falsifiability apply to psychodynamic and humanist theories?
What will be an ideal response?
Compensation in the nervous system is:
a. Said to occur when uninjured neurons form new synapses b. Said to occur when uninjured neurons migrate to take the place of damaged neurons c. Not possible in humans d. The same as neurogenesis
Noam Chomsky:
a) proposed that language can be accounted for solely based on S-R principles. b) sharply criticized Skinner's view of language learning. c) proposed that language learning is dependent on automatic self-reinforcement. d) saw no need for the concept of mental representations in explaining language.