Professor Moriarty is conducting a between-subjects experiment where he has two different groups completing an eye-hand coordination task while being timed

He finds that, for whatever reason, six out of twenty subjects in the experimental group have decided to drop out of the study, while only one out of twenty subjects has dropped out of the control group. It appears that Professor Moriarty's experiment is experiencing a problem of

a. repeated measures designs.
b. differential attrition.
c. independent groups designs.
d. inflated alpha levels.

b

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Cindy has been suspicious of her coworkers lately and suspects that they are talking about her

(although there is no evidence to support her suspicions). Cindy is convinced her suspicions are true because she has a "sixth sense" about th Cindy's behavior is characteristic of a(n) ______ personality disorder. a. schizotypal c. avoidant b. schizoid d. narcissistic

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