From which of the following studies can one most reasonably determine cause and effect?
a. correlational study c. naturalistic observation
b. true experiment d. all these
B
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Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Investigators have found strong links between alcohol use and violent behaviors like rape, homicide, and domestic violence. b. Investigators have identified neural mechanisms associated with genes linked to violent or impulsive behavior. c. The relationship between alcohol and aggressive behavior is influenced by situational social demands as wellas the user's biological sensitivity to alcohol. d. Research suggests that frustration consistently leads people to behave aggressively. e. The increased availability of serotonin in aggressive men's brains may create a tendency to make them morelikely to respond to social provocation.
Which of the following is most likely to be cited by psychologists as a reason to be skeptical about dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
A) PET scan studies of people diagnosed with DID B) a steep increase in DID rates from the 1970s to 1990s C) evidence for memory dissociation in those diagnosed with DID D) the association between DID and stressful events.
A classmate wants to travel widely, but his grasp of foreign languages is minimal. He asks you whether people from other cultures will be able to recognize when he is happy, sad, or angry, just from his facial expressions. You should tell him that
a. few people from other cultures will be able to identify these emotions. b. people from other cultures should be able to identify these emotions. c. people from other cultures will be able to identify just anger. d. research suggests that only females will be able to identify these emotions.
How might being high in extraversion affect study habits?
What will be an ideal response?