Imagine We Conducted a Mediation Analysis and Obtained a Kappa-Squared

question 3

Multiple Choice

Imagine we conducted a mediation analysis and obtained a kappa-squared value of .8 for the indirect effect. What does this tell us?

• A)That the indirect effect is medium relative to the maximum possible value.
• B)None of these
• C)That the indirect effect is close to being as large as it could possibly be given the research design.
• D)That the indirect effect is small relative to the maximum possible value.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics of particular groups of people.

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Hindsight Bias

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Groupthink

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