Chapter 13

Question 1

Statistical Significance

Answer 1

probably not due to chance

Question 2

Effect size (practical significance)

Answer 2

useful in helping people or changing something

Question 3

logical positivism view

Answer 3

facts exist in the world, we discover it it does not change

Question 4

constructionist view

Answer 4

knowledge consists of set of interpretations of information

Question 5

Kenneth Gergen

Answer 5

social psych as history

Question 6

Uses of null results (3)

Answer 6

testing theories, research validity, testing generalizability

Question 7

testing theories (null)

Answer 7

to show no relationship, accept null to show that direct relationship does not exist

Question 8

research validity (null)

Answer 8

showing that potential confound is not related to the DV

Question 9

testing generalizability (null)

Answer 9

showing that other variables do not moderate relationship between IV and DV

Question 10

Null results can represent type 2 errors what percent of the time

Answer 10

50 percent