Compare and contrast theory, hypothesis, and law. Define each, and mention how they relate to one another.
What will be an ideal response?
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This psychologist is most likely studying the ______. a. role of decay in STM loss b effect of proactive interference on STM c. use of semantic codes in LTM d. relative effectiveness of rote and elaborative rehearsal
Sally is participating in an adoption study. Sally was adopted when she was seven months old. Her biological family could be characterized as Caucasian, middle-class, from an urban setting in the northeastern United States
She was placed with an adoptive family that could be characterized as being Caucasian, middle-class, from an urban setting in the northeastern United States. Sally's adoption presents what potential problem for the researchers of the adoption study? A) heritability B) probabilistic epigenesis C) selective placement D) equal environments
The practice of being restrained in masochistic behavior is called
A) flogging. B) bondage. C) crowning. D) shacking.
When are stereotypes most likely to be used?
a. when an individual's behavior is ambiguous b. when a stereotype has been primed c. when an individual is seen as "typical" of the stereotyped group d. all of the above