A researcher wants to study the link between test difficulty and self esteem by giving some people an easy test and others a hard test and then assessing whether these groups differ in self esteem
This researcher is using which of the following approaches?
a. experimental
b. correlational
c. observational
d. case study
Answer: A
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a. ADLs are the more basic self-care functions. b. IADLs are the more basic self-care functions. c. ADLs usually require more complex chains of related tasks. d. ADLs are usually performed in public while the IADLs are performed in private.
According to the typicality effect,
a. objects in a category have a family resemblance to one another. b. objects that are not typical stand out and so are more easily remembered. c. items that are high in prototypicality are judged more rapidly as being in a group. d. we remember typical objects better than non-typical objects.
The primary function of the neurofilaments is a. providing structural support for the neuron
b. the transport of organelles to the end of the axon. c. the transport of organelles back to the cell body. d. increasing the permeability of the neuron's cellular membrane.
Neurons in the secondary somatosensory cortex are especially likely to be responsive to stimuli that have been associated with ______.
A. pain B. pleasure C. reward D. activation of the amygdala