Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1 A random sample means that every member of the population has an equal chance of being included for study
2 A random sample means that every participant has an equal chance of being assigned to the treatment group or the control group
3 Most psychological research does not utilize random sampling
4 Most participants in psychological research are volunteers, as opposed to participants who are selected randomly
5 The scientific method was first formally described by Francis Bacon
1 True
2 False
3 True
4 True
5 True
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a. both forms of motivation are common in humans and other species b. both forms of motivation are common in humans but completely unheard of in other species c. both forms of motivation are common in humans but other species seem to mainly be driven by intrinsic motivation d. both forms of motivation are common in humans but other species seem to mainly be driven by extrinsic motivation
What does the following define? "The df for one factor times the df for the other factor."
A. interaction within-groups degrees of freedom B. interaction between-groups degrees of freedom C. interaction between-subjects degrees of freedom D. interaction within-subjects degrees of freedom
Eysenck calls the application of learning principles to the treatment of disordered behavior:
a. instinct therapy b. cognitive therapy c. stimulus therapy d. behavior therapy
Subjective norms, in the Ajzen and Fishbein model:
a. include others' expectations of an action b. include the strength of one's motivation to comply with others' expectations c. confuse normative beliefs and beliefs about behavioural consequences d. a and b e. none of the above