Dr. Land conducted a study in a preschool to test his hypothesis that the amount of unstructured time (free play) in a day affects the amount of unruliness that children display
Teachers systematically varied the amount of free play each day for a month, and Dr. Land's research assistants recorded the amount of unruliness children displayed each day. This study would best be described as a(n)
a. correlational study. c. field experiment.
b. laboratory experiment. d. quasi-experiment.
c
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b. "Describe what a bear looks like, in detail.". c. "Pretend you are a bear.". d. "Try not to think about a bear.".
Discuss the major features of psychotic disorders, distinguish between positive and negative symptoms, and include a description of the six types of delusions
What will be an ideal response?
The fact that Americans enjoy Mexican, Chinese, and Thai food indicates that
a. Americans have a higher obesity rate than other countries. b. Americans are more interested in other cultures than are the citizens of other countries. c. social competition in the food industry increases tolerance. d. multicultural populations enrich a community.
People tend to make decisions based on shortcuts such as
a. representative heuristics. c. anchoring and adjustment heuristics. b. availability heuristics. d. all of these.