Author Question: Social psychologists routinely test research hypotheses using the .05 level of significance. This ... (Read 132 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Social psychologists routinely test research hypotheses using the .05 level of significance. This means that so-called significant findings are actually flukes about ____ of the time.

a. .05
b. 1
c. 5
d. 20

Question 2

According to catharsis theory, ____.

a. expressing negative emotions produces a healthy release and is therefore good for the psyche
b. practicing emotional restraint of negative emotions (i.e., holding in negative emotions) can help to dissipate, or reduce, such emotions across time
c. ironically, people tend to feel unpleasant emotions when they have survived a negative experience when others have suffered
d. emotions tend to promote interpersonal ties