A research study begins by separating a sample of 20-year-old women into two groups: a high Facebook use group and a low Facebook use group. A score measuring happiness is then obtained for each woman. The study intends to determine whether there is a relationship between Facebook use and happiness. This study is an example of the ____ research strategy
a. descriptive
b. correlational
c. experimental
d. nonexperimental
d
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If we have a few "basic" emotions, what do psychologists assume about those basic emotions? a. Each basic emotion should have a distinct facial expression
b. All the basic emotions should depend on the same brain area. c. The basic emotions should vary from one culture to another. d. Each basic emotion should make its first appearance at a different age.
People with the lowest lifetime and 1-year prevalence rates of mental disorder are
a. separated. b. divorced. c. happily married. d. hopeful.
In Pavlov's classic experiments, salivation to a metronome is an example of a(n) a. conditioned stimulus
b. conditioned response. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. unconditioned response.
Two-year-old Vanessa attempts to put her doll’s jacket on herself. She then attempts to sit in her doll’s highchair. Vanessa is displaying __________
A) scale errors B) continuity of control C) self-recognition D) a categorical self