The various methods and procedures used in conducting psychological research and evaluating the research of other psychologists are consistent with which unifying theme in psychology?
a. Psychology is empirical.
b. Psychology is theoretically diverse.
c. Our behavior is determined by multiple causes.
d. Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
A
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A. 1.5 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
A researcher is interested in determining how frequently bullying behavior occurs in real-life settings. This researcher would best be advised to use the _________________
A) case study design B) correlational design C) experimental design D) naturalistic observation design
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A) Psychiatrists already have that privilege and therefore to give these privileges to psychologists would be redundant. B) Psychologists' training does not provide the knowledge for appropriately understanding the drug's potential effects. C) Psychopharmacotherapy has not proven to be as effective as the various psychotherapies. D) Drug companies will provide free samples that will get into the hands of drug addicts if we allow psychologists to prescribe directly.
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a) Fragile X syndrome b) Tay-Sachs disease c) Klinefelter's syndrome d) hemophilia