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True or false: Social questions and problems cannot be studied scientifically?
True or false: Social questions and problems cannot be studied scientifically?
False
True or false: Hindsight bias refers to the tendency for people to underestimate how much they could have predicted the outcome after knowing that it occurred?
True or false: Hindsight bias refers to the tendency for people to underestimate how much they could have predicted the outcome after knowing that it occurred?
False
True or false: A hypothesis is a testable statement or idea about the relationship between two or more variables?
True or false: A hypothesis is a testable statement or idea about the relationship between two or more variables?
True
An operational definition is a precise specification of how variables are measured or manipulated.
An operational definition is a precise specification of how variables are measured or manipulated.
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Observational methods involve systematically measuring two or more variables and assessing the relation between them.
Observational methods involve systematically measuring two or more variables and assessing the relation between them.
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Naturalistic observation involves manipulating the situation to observe behavior in real-world settings.
Naturalistic observation involves manipulating the situation to observe behavior in real-world settings.
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Archival analysis involves examining accumulated documents or archives of a culture.
Archival analysis involves examining accumulated documents or archives of a culture.
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Positive correlation means that as X increases, Y also increases
Positive correlation means that as X increases, Y also increases
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Negative correlation means that as X increases, Y decreases
Negative correlation means that as X increases, Y decreases
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The values for correlation range from -1.00 to +1.00
The values for correlation range from -1.00 to +1.00
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Surveys are a representative sample of people asked questions about their attitudes or behavior
Surveys are a representative sample of people asked questions about their attitudes or behavior
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True or false: Quasi-experimental designs are considered true experiments.
True or false: Quasi-experimental designs are considered true experiments.
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True or false: Field experiments have high ecological validity.
True or false: Field experiments have high ecological validity.
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True or false: Diffusion of responsibility was supported in the study conducted by Piliavin et al. (1969).
True or false: Diffusion of responsibility was supported in the study conducted by Piliavin et al. (1969).
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True or false: Replication involves repeating a study with different populations, settings, methods, or measures.
True or false: Replication involves repeating a study with different populations, settings, methods, or measures.
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True or false: The dependent variable is the presumed 'cause' in the cause-and-effect relationship.
True or false: The dependent variable is the presumed 'cause' in the cause-and-effect relationship.
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True or false: Internal validity refers to the extent to which we can draw cause-and-effect inferences.
True or false: Internal validity refers to the extent to which we can draw cause-and-effect inferences.
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True or false: Random assignment ensures that individual differences are balanced out in an experiment.
True or false: Random assignment ensures that individual differences are balanced out in an experiment.
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True or false: Construct validity refers to the issue of whether the constructs that researchers claim to be studying are truly being manipulated and measured.
True or false: Construct validity refers to the issue of whether the constructs that researchers claim to be studying are truly being manipulated and measured.
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