Mike wants to know how many licks it takes to get to the centre of his lollipop. He tells his friends that "one full gyration of the tongue around the outer surface of the lollipop" is what constitutes a "lick." In an informal way, Mike is offering a(n):
A) measurement instrument to answer his question.
B) way to eliminate the reactivity sometimes associated with observation.
C) operational definition for the behaviour he wants to measure.
D) naturalistic observation.
C) operational definition for the behaviour he wants to measure.
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Anna Nicole weighed about 125 pounds most of her adult life
However, it seemed that whenever Anna Nicole gained weight, it was easy to lose and get back to 125. But when she wanted to go below 125, it took forever, and even the slightest deviation from her diet got her back to 125. What explanation would you give Anna Nicole? a) Use better diet products. b) Start a reality TV show. c) 125 pounds is her weight set point. Leave it alone. d) Her BMR is not tied to her set point.
According to Gardner,
a. people who are intelligent in one area will be intelligent in other areas. b. intelligence is gained entirely through experience. c. intelligence can be measured only with traditional IQ tests, such as the Stanford-Binet. d. people who are intelligent in one area may be more intelligent or less intelligent in other areas.
Harwin is hooked up to a mechanical instrument that records his heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and sweat gland activity. Harwin is being subjected to
a. a polygraph test. b. an internalized interrogation. c. the voir dire process. d. a sequential line up.
If the United States attributes too much of Iraq's behavior to dispositional factors, it is
a. behaving according to the theory of "the decline of the West.". b. following the tenets of socialism. c. making the fundamental attribution error. d. all of these