During a recent trip to the shopping mall, someone working for the mall asked you to fill out a survey on shopping habits. As a student of psychology, what concerns might you have about this survey?
A. wording of the questions
B. confounded causes
C. placebo effect
D. correlation versus cause-and-effect relationships
Answer: A
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Maslow admitted that his theory was not widely supported by laboratory research, but he argued that:
a. his theory is derived from the scientifically rigorous work of previous researchers. b. scientific research is not important in the study of human psychology. c. any idea that becomes popular is definitely reliable. d. his theory fits very well with the personal experience of most people.
How many distractors does this item contain?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 3 d. 4
Interrater reliability is of concern in
a. personality testing. b. behavioral observation studies. c. factor analysis. d. parallel forms assessment.
Introversion is best classified as a
a. narrative identity. b. self-esteem. c. dispositional trait. d. characteristic adaptation.