The term "situational determinants" implies that
a. personality is stable, but the environment is not.
b. personality is strongly influenced by the situation.
c. a child's personality is more changeable than an adult's.
d. personality is only partially hereditary.
B
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A. While it reduces cravings, it does nothing to improve negative mood states. B. There is a risk of dependence. C. It has to be administered intravenously. D. Exposure to all alcohol must be avoided.
The introduction to the chapter on language comprehension includes a section about the English-centered focus of psycholinguistics. Which of the following students provides the best summary of this section?
a. Diarmiud: "Because English is the standard language used in international relations, researchers need to focus on this language." b. Fiona: "Researchers are most likely to study the English language. However, without knowing how people function in other languages, we cannot claim that any language characteristic is universal." c. Judy: "The initial research in psycholinguistics was primarily focused on English; in the 21st century, however, researchers are systematically investigating a wide variety of other languages." d. Steve: "It was fortunate that psycholinguistics researchers initially focused on English, because this language turns out to be a prototypical language in terms of both syntax and semantics."
In order to generate a sample of students from her institution, Julie selected every 10th name off of the registrar's alphabetical list of all students enrolled at her school. Julie is using the _____ sampling technique
a. random b. cluster c. stratified random d. convenience
Those that believe in a stereotype believe:
a. that beliefs about a particular group are always accurate. b. that people cannot change characteristics that define them. c. that people's defining characteristics are negative attributes. d. that a particular characteristic simply as a result of being a member of a particular group.