“Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:

Related Mcqs:

1. The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:

   A. allows mathematical relationships to be established.
   B. provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared
   C. balances the experiment to eliminate all extraneous variables
   D. is not really necessary

2. The independent variable in an experiment is : ______________?

   A. the subject himself
   B. a measure of the subject’s behavior
   C. the variable that the experimenter chooses to manipulate
   D. any unwanted variable that may adversely affect the subject’s performance

3. A simple experiment has two groups of subjects called: ______________?

   A. the dependent group and the independent group
   B. the extraneous group and the independent group
   C. the before group and the after group
   D. the control group the experimental group

4. Tolman’s experiment with rats in the maze was aimed to study: __________?

   A. Operant conditioning learning
   B. trial-and-error learning
   C. Latent learning
   D. Classical conditioning learning

5. Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?

   A. social
   B. comparative
   C. physiological
   D. school

6. A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

   A. socialism
   B. communism
   C. social harmony
   D. individualism

7. it is most likely that hotter regions of the world witness more aggression than cooler regions because:

   A. People in hotter regions have inherited the tendency to be more aggressive through their genetic make-up
   B. Environmental temperature can modulate the expression of aggression in everyone
   C. People in hotter regions have been socialized to behave in a more aggressive manner
   D. People who live in hotter regions are less technologically developed, more likely to suffer from brain damage and therefore more likely to be aggressive

8. An industrial psychologist interested in human factors would most likely participate in: ____________?

   A. the collection of bio-data
   B. vocational interest testing
   C. an assessment center evaluation
   D. machine design

9. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is: _____________?

   A. the midbrain
   B. the left hemisphere
   C. the right hemisphere
   D. the amygdala

10. A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

    A. socialism
    B. communism
    C. social harmony
    D. individualism