Why is a null hypothesis said to be implied?
a) It's always directly tested.
b) It's never directly tested.
c) You do not need to test it to know that it is false.
d) It is stated in a question form.
Evelyn has a new speed reading program she wants to test. She trains 6 people on her program, then measures their reading speed. This is an example of which experimental design?
a. one-group posttest-only design
b. one-group pretest-posttest design
c. non-equivalent posttest-only design
d. non-equivalent before-after (pretest-posttest) design
Single-case research is most closely associated, historically, with what area of psychology?
a. social psychology
b. cognitive science
c. personality psychology
b. behavioral psychology
The independent samples t test discussed in the text is used to determine whether
a. the experimenter administered different treatments.
b. the difference between two group means is statistically significant.
c. the control group performed as expected.
d. the participants were randomly selected from their respective populations.
What is a listserv discussion group?
a) same as e-mail
b) universal resource locator
c) search engine
d) automatic depository for information
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