If You Promise to Give $1 Million to a Church

question 375

True/False

If you promise to give $1 million to a church, which begins new construction based on your promise, you may be held legally obligated to make the gift even though there is no contract.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the behavioural response on measures the researchers hypothesize would be affected by the manipulation of the independent variable.

MMPI-II

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2; a psychological assessment that evaluates personality traits and psychopathology, commonly used for diagnosing mental illnesses.

Representative Sample

A subset of a population that accurately reflects the members of the entire population.

Validity Scales

These are measures within psychological assessments intended to determine the truthfulness or accuracy of the test-taker's responses.