To determine where our mean difference falls on the sampling distribution that predicts no difference we need to know the standard deviation of the sampling distribution. This term is called ______.
A. standard error of the means
B. standard error of the estimate
C. standard error of the difference between means
D. standard deviation of the samples
Ans: C
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a. Many of the studies are trivial. b. It is unethical to subject an animal to pain. c. The studies cost too much for the limited amount of information they provide. d. The studies are a waste of time, as the results often do not apply to humans.
According to Chapter 5, children over the age of six can make reasonably reliable identifications from lineups as long as
A. the child has an above average IQ. B. the perpetrator is in the lineup. C. the child had extended contact with the perpetrator. D. both B and C
When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue ________
a) pupils b) irises c) corneas d) scleras
Figure this out: Nine times seven, divided by three, add 12 to the total and then multiply by 1/3. Which component of memory is at work while you work on the answer to this problem?
a) echoic memory b) short-term memory c) working memory d) episodic memory