James is conducting a large-scale survey and he is worried that individuals in his sample might not receive a copy of the survey, or, if they do receive the survey, might choose to not complete it
It appears that James is concerned about the potential for
a. social desirability bias
b. nonresponse bias
c. interviewer bias
d. experimenter bias
b
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a. chemical signals that act near their point of release in the body b. chemicals which changed the rate of other chemical reactions in the body c. chemical signals which operate by reaching receptors across a synapse d. chemical signals that regulate or coordinate the activity of distant organs
Of all grandparents, paternal grandmothers should be willing to devote the most care to their grandchildren
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the requirements of "informed consent," research participants in a blind, placebo-controlled study will be told
A. that they may or may not receive an active treatment. B. that they will not receive active treatment until the research study is over. C. if they are in the placebo group or the treatment group. D. only that they are participants in a research study and that they can quit at any time.
In a classic study on depth perception, Gibson and Walk placed infants of various ages on a fabric-covered runway that ran across the center of a clever device called a visual cliff. In the study, _____
A) girls refused to cross the visual cliff but boys crossed it B) boys crossed the visual cliff faster than girls C) infants crossed the cliff when their mothers encouraged them to do so D) eight out of ten crawling infants refused to cross the seemingly unsupported surface of the visual cliff