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To obtain S data, a psychologist can

A) develop a questionnaire.
B) recruit informants.
C) observe the subject directly.
D) look up information in public records.

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Dr. Low is interested in studying the effect mood has on the willingness to help a stranger. She randomly assigns half of her participants to the pleasant mood condition and shows them funny film clips. The other half of her participants is assigned to the unpleasant mood condition and is forced to watch boring film clips. She then gives every participant an opportunity to donate money to a homeless stranger. Dr. Low is using a(n) ________ design.

A) experimental
B) correlational
C) case study
D) repeated measures

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What is generalizability? What are the facets of generalizability described in the book, and how does each one relate to the broad idea of generalizability?

Which formula in psychometrics quantifies the principle of aggregation?

Many psychologists tend to use college students as participants in their research and then assume that what they learn applies to people in general. However, this common practice may limit the

In a priming study, participants solved puzzles that included words such as gray, wise, retired, and Florida. After solving these puzzles, participants were observed as they walked down a hallway. The observation of participants' speed of walking would be considered ________ data.

Match the most applicable type of data with each piece of information. -Reaction times to photographs

Which of the following types of personality data is the MOST objective and verifiable?

Dr. Garcia wants to measure the earliest autobiographical memories of the participants in her project. She would most likely obtain ________ data.

A researcher is interested in investigating what people do to make others happy on a daily basis. To do so, she asks participants to provide an account of their prosocial behavior at the end of each day. This is an example of ________ data.

Recently, a group of researchers raised concerns about the use of so-called WEIRD participants in the majority of psychological studies. Who are WEIRD participants? Why is this issue a potential concern to psychological researchers (e.g., do WEIRD participants hurt reliability)? What steps can be taken to address the concerns about WEIRD participants?

Records of employee absenteeism are what type of data?

________ data are fairly easily verifiable, concrete, real-life outcomes of possible psychological significance.

What is the big disadvantage of the case study method?

Which kind of data would be the easiest way to obtain information about the content of dreams?

Which kind of data is the LEAST expensive to collect?

The major difference between the experimental and correlational methods is that in the experimental method the presumed causal variable is ________, whereas in the correlational method the same variable is ________.

________ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment.

Random assignment allows researchers to

According to the text, the goal of a scientific education is to