A psychologist wants to compare a computer-based course in introductory psychology with a traditional lecture course using the students’ scores on a comprehensive final examination as the dependent variable. Knowing that some students may have taken
psychology courses in high school, the psychologist administers a pretest to determine the knowledge students bring to both courses. The statistical method the psychologist would use to control for initial differences in knowledge of psychology identified by the pretest is
A) chi-square.
B) analysis of covariance.
C) logistic regression.
D) at test for dependent samples.
Answer: B
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a. have one basic identity and it is altered slightly in every situation. b. have one true identity, and life needs to be lived to discover what it is. c. have many identities and each is negotiated in every social situation. d. may have identities, but they are not as important as personality.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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