An experiment was conducted to compare participant responses to two different social situations. All participants viewed a scene with two children playing cooperatively and a scene with two children arguing while playing. Participants responded to a questionnaire measuring anxiety after viewing each scene to determine if the type of scene viewed had an effect on anxiety scores. The appropriate statistical test to analyze the data in this study is ______.
a. a one-sample t test
b. an independent samples t test
c. a paired samples t test
d. an ANOVA
Ans: C
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A. the identification of a single meaning for that word. B. the meaning dominance of each definition of the word. C. the word that comes immediately before and the word that comes immediately after the ambiguous word in the sentence. D. a bottom-up progression of meaning comprehension.
The concept that an employee serves at the discretion of an employer and can be terminated at any time for any reason is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. a sound wave. b. the amplitude of a sound wave. c. the timbre of a sound wave. d. the complexity of a sound wave. e. the intensity of a sound wave.
Which of the following situations is an example of using an algorithm to solve a problem?
A. Considering all the possibilities before moving a chess piece B. Saying, "If I study for the psychology final one chapter at a time, it won't seem as bad" C. Deciding whom to trust by adhering to the saying, "Don't trust a stranger who doesn't look you in the eyes" D. Comparing two pieces of similar information