Tanya Was Told That She Was Participating in a Study

question 54

Multiple Choice

Tanya was told that she was participating in a study about coupon use at a local supermarket. In reality, her implicit attitudes regarding gender were being studied. This is an example of:

• A) blind observation.
• B) reactivity.
• C) active deception.
• D) nonconcealment.

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a particular characteristic within an entire population.

Standard Error

A measure that describes the variability of a sampling distribution, specifically the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Sample Mean

The average value of a subset of observations from a larger population, intended to estimate the population mean.

Resamples

The process of drawing repeated samples from the same initial dataset, typically used in bootstrap and other resampling methodologies.