Which of the following is correct regarding experimental hypotheses?
a. We can prove that a predicted relationship exists in a population by confirming an experimental hypothesis.
b. They describe the population parameters that will be tested by the experiment.
c. They describe the predicted relationship we may or may not find in an experiment.
d. We can prove theories about behavior by confirming experimental hypotheses.
C
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A) warmly received by John Watson for thoroughly describing animals' perceptual and memory processes. B) critical to the development of the theories of B. F. Skinner. C) instrumental to Ivan Pavlov's research on conditioning. D) intellectually attacked by John Watson for ascribing conscious mental experiences to animals.
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A) entirely consistent, illustrating the universality of emotion. B) mostly consistent but not perfect. C) consistent at levels slightly greater than chance. D) mostly consistent only in Western cultures.
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A) the experimenter wore a white lab coat instead of street clothes. B) a confederate acting as another teacher refused to comply. C) a second experimenter agreed the experiment should continue. D) the experimenter appeared to be an authority figure.