Of the following, which research design might be considered to be the best compromise between ecological validity and experimental control?
a. the study of human behavior following a once-in-a-generation natural disaster
b. a study to determine the optimal dosage of a new memory-enhancing drug
c. a study to determine the efficacy of programs to improve workplace efficiency
d. a study to catalogue the range of behaviors of non-human primates in zoos
c. a study to determine the efficacy of programs to improve workplace efficiency
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Twenty-eight-year-old Tut was married to his wife Nefertiti for four years before her untimely death. It is now three years later. If Tut is grieving in a typical manner, you would expect him to a. show few lingering signs of grief
b. still be grieving at the level he was just after his wife died. c. be happily married to someone else. d. have entered a state of depression.
________ occurs when memories are retrievable, but they are associated with the wrong time, place, or person
a. Misattribution b. Interference c. Bias d. Priming e. Repression
According to the chapter Does TV Violence Sell? about memory of commercial content, commercials may
be ineffective when they are played during violent programs due to the suggestion that (a) fear inhibits memory and learning processes (b) people who watch violent programming are not interested in commercial products (c) violent programs put viewers in a bad mood and may make them angry (d) violence may induce a trance resembling state causing viewers to be unaware of additional stimuli
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Examples of primary drives include hunger and thirst. 2. The tendency of the body to maintain a steady internal state is called homeostasis. 3. Acquired drives can be learned through experience. 4. Incentive motivation is defined as external arousal produced by stimuli associated with the reward. 5. Excitatory potential motivates behavior.