How does an extreme score in a data set will pull the mean towards that score?
What will be an ideal response?
The more extreme the score, the stronger its influence on the mean.
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As sample size increases, expectancy effects tend to
a. become more important. b. decrease. c. remain stable. d. increase.
The recent increase in adolescent suicide parallels the increase in availability of guns
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Briefly discuss how the behaviorists explain personality.
What will be an ideal response?
In the search for causes of behavior, Cialdini's (1994) idea of "scouting" involves:
A. making systematic observations of naturally occurring behavior. B. developing a set of mutually exclusive research hypotheses to test. C. isolating specific cause-effect relationships. D. making unsystematic observations of behavior to develop general ideas for research.