A researcher finds that when people report their sexual activity on a mailed questionnaire, they indicate higher levels of bizarre fantasies than when they are questioned face to face. This indicates that these methods of measuring sexual activity ____
a. have high base rates c. are negatively correlated
b. are high in validity d. have low reliability
D
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Which of the following is true about genetic influences on behavior?
A. People are clones of their parents and thus destined to exhibit the same behaviors as their parents. B. A person's future behaviors can be entirely predicted based on the genes they had at birth. C. Even hereditary behaviors show a good deal of diversity, even within families. D. Behavioral genetics is popular because people take comfort in the idea that their behaviors are out of their conscious control.
Which of the following terms best describes the process of becoming more sensitive to stimulation?
a. Negative adaptation b. Retinal disparity c. Positive adaptation d. Perceptual organization
In a journal article, the researcher reported that statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in the study. This outcome from the investigation would be found in which sections(s) of the research article?
a. results b. introduction c. method d. all of these
Which of the following correlations would allow the most accurate prediction of Y if we knew the exact value of X? A correlation of r = _____
a. -0.98 c. +.67 b. +0.26 d. 0.00