What can be said of random processes (as the term is used in psychology)? They are
a. uncontrolled c. simple and easy to do
b. truly haphazard d. precisely operationalized
D
Random and haphazard are not the same thing. Random processes are precisely defined.
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a. cultural relativity. b. social nonconformity. c. depersonalization. d. neurotic behavior.
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a) preoperational; concrete operations b) sensorimotor; preoperational c) formal operations; sensorimotor d) concrete operations; formal operations
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A) pheromones in women's sweat B) pheromones from female rats C) steroids in men's sweat D) aphrodisiacs
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