A psychologist who uses one-tailed hypothesis testing is:
a. not making assumptions about their results.
b. letting theory guide their analyses methods.
c. using a less powerful approach than two-tailed hypothesis testing.
d. using a more conservative approach to data analysis.
Answer: b. letting theory guide their analyses methods.
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A) ?a costly health care system with roughly 45 million uninsured Americans B) ?a poorly regulated banking system whose ill-considered policies had brought the economic downturn, C) ?an outmoded educational system, global warming, and inadequate immigration policies D) ?all of the above
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a. key transition points that do not occur frequently. b. processes of change in individuals. c. age group differences between participants. d. subject attrition.
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a. True b. False