An Experiment Was Conducted to Compare Participant Responses to Two

question 26

Multiple Choice

An experiment was conducted to compare participant responses to two different social situations. All participants viewed a scene with two children playing cooperatively and a scene with two children arguing while playing. Participants responded to a questionnaire measuring anxiety after viewing each scene to determine if the type of scene viewed had an effect on anxiety scores. The appropriate statistical test to analyze the data in this study is

• A) a one-sample t-test.
• B) an independent samples t-test.
• C) a paired/related samples t-test.
• D) an ANOVA.

Recognize the functions and importance of publication in psychology.

Discern the advantages and disadvantages of different research methods and their applicability based on the research question.

Understand how scientific reasoning can be applied to everyday life and differentiate it from common sense.

Identify potential confounds in an experimental setup.

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