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NguyenJ

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Suppose that you read about a study in which the results are statistically significant. You would conclude that
 
  a. a group of statisticians inspected the results and concluded that the study had been carefully conducted.
  b. the differences are likely to have important consequences, outside the research laboratory.
  c. the results did not appear to have any confounding variables.
  d. the differences between the groups probably did not occur just by chance.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct regarding expectancy effects in research on the psychology of women?
 
  a. In most cases, careful precautions can make researchers unaware of the gender of the participants, so that researcher expectancy is less likely to operate.
  b. Although researchers' expectancies may influence the results, the participants' expectancies generally have little impact on the results.
  c. Because most of the research in psychology involves people reporting their reactions to something, participants' expectancies usually cannot influence the results.
  d. Because the researchers have grown up in a stereotyped society, their ratings of males and females may not be objective.



billybob123

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D



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