Suppose you are interested in how participants perform under different temperature conditions. You randomly select 30 participants and randomly assign them to work in one of three rooms. The rooms differ only with respect to temperature. You instruct all participants to solve the same jigsaw puzzle, and then you measure how long it takes each one to finish. This research is an example of
a. a correlational study. c. an experimental study.
b. population measurement. d. the use of descriptive statistics.
C
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People in short-term therapy usually
a. gain a better understanding of skills to cope b. gain a better understanding of the role of their parents c. gain changes in their personality d. remain in therapy longer
For Underwood, ______.
A. context is important, but the significance and availability of other attributes influence whether a member is recalled in another context B. context is unimportant in relation to other attributes C. context is the most important of all the attributes and other attributes impact context attributes minimally D. context is important but other attributes are more important
Martha and Jim spend time with their baby, teaching her to say what she wants and to tell her parents what she needs. This style of speech is called
a) expressive. b) underextension. c) overextension. d) referential.
A statistically unusual outcome that could occur by chance, such as getting five heads in a row when flipping a coin, is referred to as
a. the Barnum effect. b. the "decline effect." c. a run of luck. d. a "cold reading."