In cultures that value relationships, people tend to show _____ in their responses to survey items.
a. acquiescence
b. satisficing
c. optimizing
d. nondifferentiation
Applied research done in natural settings like the workplace generally uses statistical analysis that is
a. descriptive.
b. experimental.
c. correlational.
d. qualitative.
Investigators have recently noted that when the smell ability of older and younger adults is compared, older adults may lose smell sensitivity when they are on medication, not because of age.
In this research, the comparison of young and old adults involves an independent variable that is
a. a manipulated variable.
b. a participant variable.
c. a situational variable.
d. a task variable.
Compared to studies published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, articles that appear in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Applied are likely to be
a. laboratory-based.
b. theoretical.
c. correlational.
d. longitudinal.
In studying cultural patterns of responses to items on questionnaires, Oyserman et al. (2002) reported that
a. there are consistent patterns of nondifferentiation within cultures that vary across cultures.
b. people in individualistic cultures tend to use the higher, more positive ratings on a scale whereas people from collectivistic cultures tend to use the lower, less positive ratings on a scale.
c. there is little difference in the way people respond to questions as their familiarity with a new culture increases compared to when they are relatively unfamiliar with a new culture.
d. people in cultures high either in collectivism or individualism tend to use more extreme ratings than do people from cultures that are low in either collectivism or individualism.
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