Darley and Gross (1983) conducted a study in which they asked participants to evaluate the intellectual ability of a nine-year-old named "Hannah.". Some participants were led to believe that she came from a high socioeconomic (SES) background? others were led to believe she came from a low SES background. Which statement about this study is accurate?
a. Only for perceivers who actually met
the target (i.e., Hannah) in person did expectation influence perceptions.
b. Perceivers' expectations determined the way they behaved toward the target, which in turn influenced thetarget's behavior.
c. Perceivers' expectations led them to fail to notice clear limitations of the target's actual performance.
d. Perceivers' expectations affected their perceptions of the target's performance, even when that performancewas identical across conditions.
d
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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If the calculated value of chi-square is greater than the critical value, the researcher should _____
a. reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variables are independent b. reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variables are related c. fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variables are independent d. fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variables are related