How can Type I and Type II errors be discovered? They can be discovered through _____
a. special courts held by the APA designed to make dishonest researchers confess
b. replications (or failures to replicate) reported by other scientists
c. complex statistical manipulations of the original data
d. all of these
B
Replication is an important part of the scientific process of discovery and verification.
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Which compliance technique is based on the undercutting of a price so as to be highly competitive, but through other methods the costs ends up being the same as or higher than competitors'?
A. Primacy B. Low-ball C. Foot-in-the-door D. Bait-and-switch
The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a
a. phonemic restoration unit. b. coarticulation device. c. phonetic module. d. categorical perception module.
Which theoretical framework would investigate the following research question: "Are adult children who care for their elderly parents more likely to receive a greater share of their parents' inheritance than children who do not participate in the terminal care?"
a. Social conflict b. Structural functional c. Social exchange d. Symbolic interaction
Six-year-old Amanda is upset because Rudy took her cookies. She wants to hit him, but she knows she will be punished if she does hit him. So she decides to let him have the cookies without putting up a fight. This is an example of the
a. reality principle. c. ego. b. superego. d. primary id.