While Helping Your Colleague Analyze Data,you Realize That She Has

question 13

Multiple Choice

While helping your colleague analyze data,you realize that she has turned the participants' responses into z-scores.Based on the response biases in the textbook,which one is she most likely to be trying to account for?

• A)acquiescence bias
• B)deprivation effect
• C)moderacy bias
• D)reference-group effect
• E)ingroup bias

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