If the names of all the students at Omega University were placed in a
fishbowl, and the researcher selected out 10% of the names, the resulting
sample would be
a. biased
b. random
c. stratified
d. far too small for meaningful analysis
b
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a. grasping b. rooting c. Babinski d. Moro
A great deal of early research on judgment and decision-making was:
A) archival research B) single-variable research C) public opinion research D) observational research
Kinsey believed that:
a) sexual orientation was an either/or situation. b) sexual orientation existed on a continuum. c) sexual orientation was too sensitive to be studied. d) premarital sex was fundamentally destructive to society.
An anthropologist has finished a thorough investigation of a relatively isolated culture in which individuals assume adult roles at age 10. What comment might a developmental psychologist make after hearing the anthropologist's report?
a) Puberty and adolescence occur simultaneously in this culture. b) Puberty occurs earlier in this culture than in most cultures and sets the stage for adolescence. c) This culture does not appear to acknowledge puberty, but does use the concept of adolescence. d) Individuals in this culture do not appear to experience adolescence, but they do experience puberty.