Cameron is a graduate student who is working on her doctorial thesis and is in the process of conducting a research study on how learning phonics contributes to reading skills in 1st graders
Based upon the scientific method, after collecting data to test her hypothesis, Cameron's next task is to _____.
a. draw conclusions and form new questions and hypotheses
b. identify a question of scientific interest
c. form a hypothesis
d. choose a research method and a research design
A. Collecting data is the fourth step; and drawing conclusions in formulating new questions and hypotheses is the fifth and last step of the scientific method.
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a. clinical psychology. b. cognitive psychology. c. evolutionary psychology. d. physiological psychology.
Regarding escape and avoidance learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Avoidance learning involves both classical and operant conditioning. b. Once avoidance is learned, it is very persistent. c. Once the individual avoids the event, he or she gets no information to change his or her expectancy. d. Escape learning reflects the operation of response cost.
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills is the psychologist's working definition of:
a) problem solving. b) creativity. c) cognition. d) intelligence.
Research suggests that by ___ years of age, boys behave more independently and less compliantly than girls do
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5