If you are interested in defining, as simply as possible, what makes a "good friend," you might list all of the things you value in a friend, and then use a statistical procedure based on correlations to narrow all of these down into just a few
basic categories or dimensions. This type of analysis is called A) item response analysis.
B) multiple regression analysis.
C) temporal analysis.
D) multidirectional analysis.
E) factor analysis.
E
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A. gender stereotype B. sex role C. gender role D. sexual orientation
Antoine investigates the extent to which depressed individuals have difficulty forming accurate memories of social interactions, particularly when those interactions are stressful. His research is best described as being at the intersection of
a. personality, cognitive, and clinical psychology. b. cognitive, social, and personality psychology. c. social, clinical, and cognitive psychology. d. clinical, personality, and social psychology.
In research studies, the term "effect size" refers to
A. how much each treated and untreated person in the study changes. B. the power of the statistical tests that are used to detect the impact of the independent variable. C. how many subjects are included in a particular study. D. the degree of external validity that the study has.
Mary believes African Americans have a compulsion to be dishonest. This is an example of ______.
A. stereotype B. prejudice C. discrimination D. adaptive response