A college student has volunteered to tutor students in a first-grade classroom. She hopes to gain a realistic picture of the everyday behavior of these students. However, every time she enters the classroom, the students all stop what they are doing and run up to her begging her to tutor them next. This student will probably never get a realistic picture of a typical first grader's school day

because of the

a. observer bias.
b. observer effect.
c. self-fulfilling prophecy.
d. anthropomorphic error.


B

Psychology

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To say that death was a "taboo topic" in American society during the 1960s and early 1970s means that

a. a fundamental and defining aspect of human life had largely been removed from investigation and critical study b. this subject is a branch of "thanatology" c. this topic is most closely associated with sorcery and witchery d. all of these e. none of these

Psychology

Selye did not believe that all stress was negative. In fact, he referred to negative stress as ____ and coined the term ____ to refer to positive stress. a. distress, eustress c. threat, challenge b. eustress, uplift d. distress, wellness

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

In order for Kohlberg to come up with his theory of moral development, he presented subjects with a story that had quite a bit of moral ambiguity in it, and then asked them questions that tapped into their methods of reasoning right and wrong

The story that Kohlberg most frequently used was called the "__________ Dilemma." a. Heinz b. Gottschalk c. Prisoner's d. Presidential

Psychology

Those who study cognitive development of adolescents are interested in

A) the biological makeup of the body. B) hormonal changes that take place during adolescence. C) adolescents' social relationships. D) intellectual capabilities of adolescents.

Psychology