Which One of the Following "Commonsense" Findings Shows the Greatest

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following "commonsense" findings shows the greatest alignment with research in social psychology?

• A) Beautiful people are often assumed to be unintelligent.
• B) Unattractive people are often assumed to be intelligent
• C) People tend to underestimate the extent to which others agree with their points of view.
• D) People tend to overestimate the extent to which others agree with their points of view.

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables that is tested through research.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, influencing the shape of the distribution.

Dependent-Samples T Test

A mathematical method deployed to evaluate if there's a significant difference in averages between two associated groups.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect in a given experiment or observation.