Kenneth knows that when Jeremy drinks alcohol, he becomes very talkative. This identification of a cause of behavior exemplifies
A. temporal precedence.
B. observational analysis.
C. elimination of alternative explanations.
D. covariation of cause and effect.
Answer: A
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a. "Oh! I remember this from my developmental psychology class. It's called the phonics approach." b. "This is a great approach for our daughter because she already knows how to read." c. "This is the best way to teach children to read at the beginning; I'm so glad they're using this technique." d. "This approach is horrible. Studies show that this way of teaching reading does not have any positive outcomes."
Which of the following events occurs most often, on a typical day in the United States?
A) A child or adolescent commits suicide. B) A child is arrested for a violent crime. C) A baby is born to a teen mother. D) A teen drops out of high school.
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The three scenarios refer to the ________ of the ________ variable. A) measures; dependent B) levels; dependent C) conditions; experimenter D) cause; independent E) levels; independent
Regarding the culture-bound syndromes, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Victims believe that advanced cases of koro can cause death.
b. Culture-bound syndromes that involve a fear of shrinking genitals has been reported in South and East Asia and in West Africa.
c. Susto can result in a voodoo death, in which the person is literally scared to death.
d. Men in Malaysia, Laos, the Philippines, and Polynesia who believe they have been insulted develop the condition known as hikikomori.