Simister and Cooper decided to find out if there is a relationship between crime and the weather. They obtained data on temperatures and criminal activity in Los Angeles over a four-year period. When they graphed air temperature and the frequency of aggravated assaults, they found that assaults and temperatures rise and fall more or less in parallel. Simister and Cooper conducted a(n) __________
study.
a. naturalistic observation
b. statistical inventory
c. correlational
d. experimental
C
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The amygdala send axons to the ____, which in turn sends axons to the pons to control the startle reflex
a. midbrain b. caudate nucleus c. cingulate gyrus d. pineal gland
The difference between an individual's genotype and its expression in his or her phenotype is a consequence of the person's __________.
A. genes B. DNA C. environment D. parents
Sam is a young adult who is enrolled in college in the United States. He is taking a broad range of courses and is passionate about automobiles and motorcycles. He has the capacity to perform tasks that Piaget would deem formal operational; however, he uses his cognitive ability selectively. In which of the following courses is he more likely to use formal operations to perform cognitive tasks?
A. literature B. small engine repair C. computer-aided design D. psychology and sociology
Evidence in support of Piaget's view of advances in mental representation includes the fact that ________.
A. before acquiring language skills, children have only a limited understanding of categories B. children's first words have a strong sensorimotor basis C. children show greater cognitive skills when tasks are relevant to their everyday lives D. preschool children can be trained to perform well on Piagetian problems