A social psychologist focused on statistical significance is concerned with ________, whereas a personality researcher focused on effect sizes is concerned with ________.
A) documenting the existence of an effect; quantifying the size of an effect
B) quantifying the size of an effect; documenting the existence of an effect
C) squaring correlations; Binomial Effect Size Displays
D) process; outcome

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Statistical significance is about documenting the existence of an effect, showing that it is unlikely to have occurred by chance, while effect size quantifies the magnitude of the effect, indicating how strong or meaningful it is.

A Social Psychologist Focused on Statistical Significance Is Concerned with ________