Selecting a sample that the researcher believes will yield the most comprehensive understanding of a subject based on an intuitive “feel” for the subject is employing quota sampling

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


F

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Which of the following statements is are true about the scientific method? A) Some things are NOT open to question

B) Good studies need NOT be replicated. C) All knowledge is considered provisional. D) ?All of the above are true. E) None of the above is true.

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A main concept in ego psychology is:

a. birth order b. basic anxiety c. conflict free ego sphere d. dynamisms e. all of the above f. none of the above

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Which of the following is not a feature of a normal distribution?

a. 68% of values fall within one standard deviation on either side of the mean. b. The distribution is symmetrical about the mean and median but not the mode. c. The shape of a normal distribution is of a bell curve. d. 95% of the values fall within 1.96 standard deviations on either side of the mean.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Confidentiality issues only apply during face to face interaction with research participants. 2. The Nuremburg Code was developed in response to the abuses in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. 3. A Yale psychologist deceived research team members by not informing them they were the subjects of his study. 4. As long as a researcher assures confidentiality to study participants, he/she can assume that the subject is fully informed and does not feel coerced to participate in the study. 5. Evaluators should use technical research language in informed consent forms to ensure that participants are not deceived.

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