Jillian scores low on a graduate school aptitude test, yet, is capable of actually doing well in

graduate school. This type of error is known as a __________ error.

A) false positive B) measurement C) reliability D) false negative


D

Psychology

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The main advantage of a double-blind research study is that it minimizes the effect of:

a. the dependent variable b. the independent variable c. expectations by both the experimenter and the participants d. any confounding variables

Psychology

In Western nations, there has been an especially dramatic rise in cohabitation among __________ young people

A) well-educated B) low-SES C) unemployed D) deeply religious

Psychology

Davitz (1952) first frustrated children by stopping a great movie and taking away their candy, and then observed the children during free play. He found that children _______ were _______ aggressive than the others.

A) who saw the prosocial movie; less B) taught constructive ways to relate; less C) with short attention spans; more D) who came from abusive homes; more E) saw the whole movie; more

Psychology

The mutually gratifying interaction involving both sadistic and masochistic acts is called ______

a. sadism c. sadomasochism b. masochism d. scatologia

Psychology