When conducting an experiment, the researcher hopes to gain support for the _____ hypothesis
a. null c. post hoc
b. alternative d. statistical
B
The alternative hypothesis states that the independent variable did have an effect. This is what the researcher hopes his or her data will show.
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Leanne’s friends love her 60-year-old mother, Liz, who is very warm and friendly. In fact, Liz encourages Leanne to bring over her friends for cocktail parties or cookouts every weekend that she is free (i.e., when she’s not involved with a book club, painting class, or yoga retreat). The Big Five trait that best describes this aspect of Liz’s personality is ____
a. ?neuroticism b. ?openness c. ?extroversion d. ?conscientiousness
Sex hormones are said to have an organizational effect on sexuality because they determine ____.?
a. ?whether sexual activity will occur b. ?the form of sexual behavior: male or female c. ?the timing of reproduction d. ?the timing and amount of hormones released from the adrenal cortex
If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand, then the researcher has violated the intent of ____
a. confidentiality b. preventing harm c. informed consent d. anonymity
Genes are segments of chromosomes, which consist of molecules of _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word