If a psychology professor says that a textbook is "androcentric," you would be likely to see
a. words such as "chairman" and "mankind.".
b. research focusing on the similarities perspective, rather than the differences perspective.
c. an emphasis on social constructionism.
d. an emphasis on social class and racism.
A
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Before a new test can be considered "standardized," what must its authors do?
a. Demonstrate that the reliability is at least 0.95. b. Make the test freely available to anyone who wishes to use it. c. Determine the norms for the test scores. d. Compare the test to other widely used tests in the same field.
As preschoolers, the children born to the women who were diagnosed with both PTSD and depression following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center showed evidence of higher reactivity to stimuli and more aggressive behavior than did children of terrorism-exposed mothers who did not develop these disorders. What is the likely source?
a. ?the ability of cortisol and other stress hormones to cross the placenta b. ?learned behaviors based on the observation of PTSD symptoms in others c. ?operant conditioning that rewarded such behaviors among these families d. ?the inhibition of serotonin and dopamine during brain development
In a double-blind study,
a. the participants are not aware of who is in the treatment and control groups, but the researcher providing the treatment does know. b. neither the researcher providing the treatment nor the participants are aware of who is in the treatment and who is in the control group. c. neither the researcher providing the treatment nor the research participants can ever be made aware of the research findings. d. the research participants are not aware that they are participating in a research study.
If complete counterbalancing is used for a three condition experiment, there will be ____ possible orders
a. three b. four c. five d. six