On a talk show, a person claims to have taught 50 people how to walk barefoot on hot coals using a technique called "neurolinguistic programming," when, in reality, anyone with reasonably callused feet can do this. A critical thinker should have realized that this technique was never tested in a true experiment with a(n) __________ group
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
control
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a. the occipital lobe c. the occipital lobe b. the prefrontal cortex d. the amygdala
In one-sample tests of means we
a. compare one sample mean with another. b. compare one sample mean against a population mean. c. compare two sample means with each other. d. compare a set of population means.
If a researcher wants to study a behavior in a controlled environment, the researcher should utilize a(n):
A. laboratory experiment B. testimonial C. naturalistic study D. case study
Dr. Furrer studies infants. She carefully explains her research to parents and has them sign a document giving her permission to work with the infants. Why is this necessary?
A. Infants are not capable of receiving informed consent. B. Infants are particularly susceptible to deception. C. Infants cannot use their right to withdraw. D. Infants are not mentally prepared for a proper debriefing.