A single-sample t ratio presents the difference between two means in units of
a. the estimated standard error of the mean
b. the estimated population standard deviation of the underlying distribution of
individual scores
c. the estimated standard error of difference
d. none of these, since the single-sample t ratio cannot compare two means
a
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a. reliance on empirical evidence. b. multifactorial causation of behavior. c. subjectivity of perception. d. unconscious motivation.
Waleska is a social psychologist who studies the legal system. Which objectives would she be least likely to pursue in her research?
a. improving the ability of police officers to determine when a criminal suspect is lying b. determining under what circumstances jurors are best able to understand and follow a judge's instructions c. assessing how judges apply sentencing guidelines to complex cases d. identifying the types of psychological disorders most likely to lead people to engage in criminal behavior
Support for the environmentalist viewpoint of intelligence comes from
a. the finding that the environment accounts for 70 to 80 percent of intelligence. b. studies showing that children reared by the same mother resemble her IQ to the same degree, whether or not they share her genes. c. studies showing that test tube baby twins have IQs more similar to the surrogate mother than to the natural mother. d. studies demonstrating greater similarity between a child's intelligence and their biological, rather than their adoptive, parents.
Newton wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” In Newton’s mind, who was least likely to be in this category?
a. Hooke c. Galileo b. Kepler d. Halley