When identifying appropriate statistical tests to use, researchers ask the following questions:
) Is the purpose of the test to assess relationships or assess differences?; 2) Are the data measured on an interval/ratio scale or a nominal/ordinal scale?; 3) Does the analysis involve only two data groupings or more than two?; and 4)
a. Are the subjects in the study human or non-human animal subjects?
b. Has the study been conducted in a laboratory or naturalistic setting?
c. Are the groupings of scores paired?
d. none of the above
c
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a. phobias b. agoraphobia c. dysthymic disorder d. PTSD
In a classic study that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, good players who were confident in their pool playing improved their accuracy, while the less confident players decreased their accuracy. This experiment illustrates the principle known as
a. social facilitation. b. social compliance. c. indirect obedience. d. group conformity.