Suppose a study reports findings that private school students do better academically compared to public school students
Where the researchers are looking at existing schools from both categories as the independent variable and grade point averages as the dependent variable. In this study, the researcher is making use of a
a. quasi-experiment with a nonmanipulated independent variable.
b. laboratory experiment with a high degree of internal validity.
c. correlational study with no manipulations.
d. descriptive study with no manipulations and measures.
a
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One standard deviation below and one standard deviation above the IQ norm correspond to IQ scores from __________ to __________.
A. 100; 200 B. 85; 115 C. 70; 130 D. 55; 145
In Festinger and Carlsmith's (1959) classic study on cognitive dissonance, participants who were paid $20 for doing a boring task, in contrast to those who were paid $1 for doing the same task, ________.
a. liked the task less b. liked the task more c. were more likely to tell their friends to do the task d. liked the task equally as much
The acupuncture needles activate the small pain fibers, which
a. cause sensory adaptation to the pain messages. b. create sensory conflict within the pain response matrix of the brain. c. close the spinal gate to the pain directly. d. relay through the central biasing system to close the gates to intense and chronic pain.
The more you know, the harder it becomes to add new information to long-term memory
Indicate whether the statement is true or false