Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The manipulation of an independent variable in an experiment allows the researcher to learn about the causal relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
Ans: T
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A. subcultural differences B. differential opportunity C. psychopathic personality D. somatotypes
Chris, who is a socially confident person, and his friend Simon, who is very shy, are checking their GRE scores
Neither of them performed very well. How will they predict how they will perform in the future? A) Chris will be likely to predict that he will perform better, if he expects to retake the GRE soon. B) Simon will be likely to predict that he will perform better, if he expects to retake the GRE soon. C) Chris will be likely to predict better performance in the future, if he doesn't expect to retake the GRE soon. D) Simon will be likely to predict better performance in the future, if he doesn't expect to retake the GRE soon.
A researcher was interested in the differences in the opinions about marriage between men and women. The researcher predicted that women would have different opinions about marriage from men. What would the null hypothesis suggest in this situation?
A. Men have more positive opinions about marriage than women. B. There is a difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage. C. Women have more positive opinions about marriage than men. D. There is no difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage.
After hours of interrogation by police officers, John, who was innocent of the crime, confessed to stealing from the grocery store. This is an example of a(n):
A. internalized confession. B. compliant confession. C. misinformation confession. D. enhanced confession.