For an experiment that compares two treatment conditions with ten scores in each treatment, which design would require the smallest number of participants?
a. between participants
b. within participants
c. matched subjects
d. all designs would require the same number of participants
b
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Suppose that Elvis is opposed to smoking. And suppose that, even though his friends try to persuade him to try cigarettes, he stays true to his beliefs and resists their pressure. Research suggests that, as a result, Elvis is likely to ____
a. be even more firm in his anti-smoking beliefs b. end up being less sure of where he stands on the smoking issue c. be less able to resist pressure to start smoking in the future d. be more likely to secretly want to try cigarettes
On the whole, middle class children have an advantage in school as a result of
A) better health care. B) more authoritative parenting. C) more cultural capital. D) All of the above.
Your older brother watches R-rated movies that include considerable violence with his 9-year-old son. He believes that since he and his son are watching the movies together, it is not posing a problem. What do you think?
a. Your brother is correct. The fact that they are watching the movies together eliminates the potential problems. b. There is irrefutable evidence that exposure to violent media increases aggression. So, regardless of whether he watches these movies with his son, it is not really a good idea c. Watching violent movies actually reduces aggression in males. d. There has been very little research on the topic, so no one knows.
Parents with a(n) __________ internal working model of attachment tend to idealize their own parents without being able to recall specific experiences. What they do recall is discussed intellectually, with little emotion
A) autonomous/secure B) dismissing C) preoccupied D) unresolved