One problem that arises because of publication bias is that ______.
A. authors often fail to cite all sources described in their paper
B. the results reported in the peer-reviewed literature cannot be trusted
C. it is possible that a reported effect is overstated
D. editors preferentially published negative results in favor of positive results
Answer: C
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a. Abraham Maslow b. Alan Newell c. Herbert Simon d. Carl Rogers
Edward Titchener called Wundt's ideas structuralism because he tried to analyze the structure of mental life into
a. archetypes. b. behavioral principles. c. five stages of "psychosexual" development. d. basic "elements" or "building blocks.".
Chapter 12 Refer to the research study described on pages 344 - 345 of your textbook to answer the following question. What kind of reasoning is being examined in this study?
What will be an ideal response?
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This behavioral tendency for Jamal to act in the same manner regardless of the situation is called A) ego-syntonic. B) personally coherent. C) context driven. D) ego-dystonic.