Amy is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviors among young adults as part of her master's thesis work. Amy distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in a introductory psychology course at her university. The 200 students constitute Amy's____. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are termed the _____.
What will be an ideal response?
Sample; population
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Which of the following would be the most promising treatment for Huntington's disease?
a. enhancing formation of glutamine chains b. increasing production of huntingtin c. blocking formation of glutamine chain clustering d. decreasing production of BDNF
Describe the similarities and differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and individuals diagnosed with the anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder
What will be an ideal response?
A device used to record the electrical activity in the brain is:
A) the electroencephalograph. B) the computerized axial tomography scan. C) functional magnetic resonance imaging. D) positron emission tomography.
Children are considered preoperational because they
a. lack object permanence. b. cannot think symbolically or intuitively. c. cannot create internal representations. d. cannot easily transform their mental images in their minds.