Dr. Johan read the results of a study on conversational patterns of men and women that was conducted with college student participants
He decides to repeat this experiment using middleaged and older adults. Dr. Johan's study would be considered a(n)
a. operational revision.
b. replication.
c. confirmation bias.
d. double-blind.
ANSWER: b
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A person who experiences social facilitation effects because he is worried about being judged is illustrating the ____ hypothesis
a. mere presence b. evaluation apprehension c. distraction-conflict d. process loss
The conditions of a true experiment allow a researcher to infer
a. Reliability b. Causality c. Validity d. Manipulation
Gabe is trying to get his dog, Trixie, to "sit up." He starts rewarding her first when she lies down. Then he rewards her when she is sitting on her backside. And finally he rewards her only when she sits up with her paws off the ground. Gabe got Trixie to "sit up" by using
A. shaping. B. secondary reinforcement. C. backward conditioning. D. stimulus discrimination.
Adolescents who compare themselves with others who are slightly less proficient or skilled than themselves are engaging in ________ social comparison
A) downward B) non egocentric C) motivational D) upward