The File Drawer Problem Makes It Difficult to Determine

question 10

Multiple Choice

The file drawer problem makes it difficult to determine

• A) the prediction was made before or after seeing the results.
• B) the appropriate statistical tests were used.
• C) the strength of an effect due to lack of replication.
• D) how valid the measures were.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities that influence a person’s behavior and learning abilities.

Psychosocial Development

The process of personality and emotional growth that occurs through interactions with others across the lifespan.

Transitive Inference

A form of logical reasoning that allows one to deduce a relation between two items based on their relations to a third item.

Seriation

The cognitive ability to arrange objects in order by size, location, or another attribute, a skill that develops in early childhood.