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Which subject is a significant part of a psychological education?
Which subject is a significant part of a psychological education?
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Statistics (correct)
- Biology
Why do scientists use statistics?
Why do scientists use statistics?
- They don't trust themselves (correct)
- They want to make things more complicated
- They enjoy doing statistical tests
- They want to confuse people
What is the common perception of statistics among psychology students?
What is the common perception of statistics among psychology students?
- It is their favorite part of education
- It is a small part of psychology education
- It is disliked by many students (correct)
- It is not taught in psychology classes
According to the text, what is Simpson's paradox?
According to the text, what is Simpson's paradox?
What does the text suggest about the gender bias in Berkeley's admissions processes?
What does the text suggest about the gender bias in Berkeley's admissions processes?
What is the main point the author is making about doing research?
What is the main point the author is making about doing research?
Why is it important to consider both the aggregated and disaggregated data in a research project?
Why is it important to consider both the aggregated and disaggregated data in a research project?
According to the text, what did J. St. B. Evans et al. (1983) find in their study?
According to the text, what did J. St. B. Evans et al. (1983) find in their study?
What percentage of the time did people perceive a strong argument that contradicted their pre-existing beliefs to be a strong argument?
What percentage of the time did people perceive a strong argument that contradicted their pre-existing beliefs to be a strong argument?
What percentage of the time did people perceive a weak argument that agreed with their pre-existing biases to be a weak argument?
What percentage of the time did people perceive a weak argument that agreed with their pre-existing biases to be a weak argument?
What percentage of people's judgments were correct in compensating for their prior biases?
What percentage of people's judgments were correct in compensating for their prior biases?
Which of the following is an example of the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
Which of the following is an example of the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
Which of the following statements is true about deductively valid arguments?
Which of the following statements is true about deductively valid arguments?
What is the main challenge in evaluating evidence impartially according to the text?
What is the main challenge in evaluating evidence impartially according to the text?
What is the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
What is the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
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