Case Study

What will be an ideal response?


Involves a detailed examination ofindividuals or a small groupIncludes a large amount of data on one particular person or groupIs especially useful for investigating unique cases: brain damaged and abused individuals, Freud, and Piaget

Caution: any individual/animal may be atypical, memory not exact, are they telling the truth. Cannot be used to support or refute a hypothesis

Psychology

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Regarding alcohol, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Alcohol is classified as a depressant drug. b. Alcohol reduces inhibitions and produces feelings of relaxation and euphoria. c. Alcohol is an aphrodisiac and improves sexual performance. d. Alcohol abuse increases with the level of stress in people's lives with people who drink to relieve bad feelings at great risk of becoming alcoholics.

Psychology

When intelligence is assessed with culture-fair tests,

a. African-American children score higher than Caucasian children. b. IQ test scores do not predict school achievement. c. Caucasian children still earn higher scores than African-American children. d. African-American children earn equal scores as Caucasians when the test items have been translated into urban dialects.

Psychology

Which part of a neuron carries signals away from the cell body?

a. axon c. end bulb b. cell body d. dendrites

Psychology

Piagetians believed in scaffolding, a learning process support involving mentors who guide the child

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology