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1

A hypothesis is a tentative explanation or prediction about some phenomenon.
A)T
B)F
2

An operational definition is defined as any characteristic that can vary.
A)T
B)F
3

The tendency to respond in a socially acceptable manner rather than according to how one truly feels or behaves is called a demand characteristic.
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B)F
4

Already existing records or documents used to study some behavioral phenomenon are called archival measures.
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5

When every member of the population has an equal probability of being chosen for the sample, the sample is called a representative sample.
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6

If I predict that the more questions from this study guide you get correct, the higher the score you will get on your next exam, I am predicting a positive correlation between the variables.
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7

The variable that is manipulated by an experimenter is called the independent variable.
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8

The degree to which an experiment supports a clear causal conclusion is known as the study's external validity.
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9

Cues that participants pick up about the hypothesis of the study or about how they are supposed to behave are known as placebo effects.
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B)F
10

The process of repeating a study to determine whether the original findings can be duplicated is known as meta-analysis.
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