A psychologist wanted to determine whether attitudes toward capital punishment were affected by religious commitment. He chose a sample of sixty people, thirty of whom were "very religious" and thirty of whom were "not religious.". He then assessed the person's attitude toward capital punishment. Thirteen of the "very religious" people were opposed to capital punishment, whereas only eight of the
"not religious" people were opposed. What would be the most appropriate statistical analysis for this experimental data?
a. Bivariate regression
b. One-way analysis of variance
c. Correlation coefficient
d. Chi-square test for independence
d
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a. causal relationships. b. accountable variability. c. the correlation. d. statistical significance.
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A) homeostasis B) homeorhesis C) metastasis D) estrus
Which one of the following explanations was thought to be the most likely reason why recent research on tests of cognitive ability showed that there was differential validity on the tests when test takers from majority and minority groups were compared?
a. Range restriction in the minority group b. Range restriction in the majority group c. Culture bias for the majority group d. Culture bias for the minority group
An adult in therapy develops a fantasy about being abused as a child
The patient views the fantasy as a true memory. The patient's belief best illustrates which of the following? a. explicit memory decay b. implicit memory decay c. long-term potentiation d. false memory syndrome