If students don't understand the vocabulary that a professor is using, the culprit may be:

a. emotion
b. cognitive ability
c. noise
d. bias


b

Psychology

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One sample with n = 4 scores has a mean of M = 12, and a second sample with n = 6 scores has a mean of M = 8 . If the two samples are combined, what is the mean for the combined set of scores?

a. 4.8 c. 10.0 b. 9.6 d. 19.2

Psychology

All but which of the following may help explain the inaction of witnesses in the famous case of Kitty Genovese?

a. diffusion of responsibility b. situational ambiguity c. perceived cost d. attributions of the cause of need e. prejudice

Psychology

If there is a consistent relationship between two variables such that Y tends to decrease each time X decreases, but not a linear relationship, then which correlation is designed to measure the consistency of the relationship?

a. a partial correlation b. a Spearman correlation c. a point-biserial correlation d. a phi-coefficient

Psychology

According to your textbook, which of the following is considered to be a pseudopsychology?

a. cognitive psychology b. behaviorism c. Gestalt psychology d. astrology

Psychology