In a survey, psychologists select a random sample of research participants in or

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In a survey, psychologists select a random sample of research participants in order to ensure that O A the same number of participants will be assigned to each of the experimental conditions OB. there will be a large number of participants in the research study. O C. the study will not be influenced by the researcher's personal values. D. the partiipants are representative of the population they are interested in studying A hypothesis is an) O A unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. B testable prediction that gives direction to research c, observable relationship between specific independent and dependent varia O D set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts earn about the TV viewing habits of all the children atending Oakbridge School, Professor Deviries randomly selected and intervieed 50 of the schoo's studeres n instance, all the children attendirng the school are considered to be OA population. O B representative sample. ?.control coration. Which of the foow A the case study ? random sampung D naturaistic obs The simplified reality of laboratory experiments is most helpful in enabling psychologists to A observe random samples of human conduct OB develop general principles that help explain behavior ?.predict human behavior in almost all situations. D.perceive order in completely random events of the children in Mr. Myer's dass were born on A, comelation does not prove causation exacitly the same day. This strikes him as astonishing and improbable. in this instance,he should be reminded ha OB events often seem more probable in hinh ?, random sequences of events often dont look random. D sempleg etreme cases leads to faise eenerateatos

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Ans 1.(d)

Ans 2. (b)

A hypothesis refers to a tentative, testable answer to a scientific question.

Ans 3.(a)

The population refers to the entire universe of the population the researcher uses to obtain a sample from and in turn the sample is used to make inferences about the population.

Ans 4. (c)

When applied to data collection, an operational definition refers to a clear, concise detailed definition of a measure. The purpose of the operational definition is to ensure consistent data collection by providing a detailed, clear and concise operational definition so that ambiguity can be eliminated.

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