Chapter 1
Refer to the research study described on pages 15 - 16 of your textbook to answer the following question.
Which approach to the study of cognition is being used in this study?
What will be an ideal response?
Embodied cognition – body movements are important for the perceptual judgments.
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Your authors describe a progression of sexual orientation discovery for males who are gay that involves three key components. Which of the following is the correct order of those components?
a. "feeling" different, becoming interested in gender-atypical activities, being attracted to other males b. being attracted to other males, "feeling different," becoming interested in gender-atypical activities c. "feeling" different, being attracted to other males, becoming interested in gender-atypical activities d. becoming interested in gender-atypical activities, being attracted to other males, "feeling different"
The most potent form of amphetamine is ______
a. liquid methamphetamine c. dextroamphetamine b. amphetamine sulfate d. methylphenidate
An investigator hypothesized that people will more easily recognize opposite sex
figures. The researcher presents 5 male and 5 female figures to 10 male participants, using a tachistoscope. The participants recognized the female figures more quickly than the male figures, thus confirming the hypothesis. What might be a problematic aspect regarding these results? A) The researcher should have shown another set of figures to confirm the finding B) The researcher should have shown the same set of figures to a group of female participants C) The researcher should have used a device other than the tachistoscope D) The researcher should have used all female participants instead of males
A distribution that is ______ has a high peak with most of the scores clustered in the middle of the curve.
A. platykurtic B. mesokurtic C. leptokurtic D. uniform