Which of the Following Could Be a Correctly Reported Test

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be a correctly reported test of the statistic "q"?

• A) q = 16, p = .02
• B) q > 43, p = .17
• C) q = 19, p ≤ .87
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Confederates

Individuals who are aware of the experiment's purpose and work with the researcher to simulate a social situation in order to manipulate the experimental setting, but are presented to participants as fellow participants.

Forced Compliance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual is compelled to act in contradiction to their beliefs or attitudes, often leading to a change in those beliefs or attitudes due to cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Central Route

A concept from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, referring to the path of cognitive processing that involves detailed scrutiny of persuasive information.