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storky111

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Which of the following is an example of applied research in psychology?
 
  a. Participants are asked whether or not they know the answers to a series of questions; the results show that they respond more quickly when the answer is no' than when the answer is yes.'
  b. Two testing methods are compared to see which one is better at selecting applicants who will be successful in a job training program.
  c. A researcher finds that people can recall more words from a list when they are asked to create an image to go with each word.
  d. A researcher finds that people react more quickly to a signal that is expected than to one that is unexpected.

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When and why is it necessary to use post hoc tests?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Post hoc tests are necessary when the F-ratio is significant and you are comparing three or more groups. Post hoc tests allow us to make multiple comparisons between the groups to see which groups differ significantly from each other.


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