Dr. Pointel is studying aggression and plans to define aggression in terms of the number of times an individual actually strikes another person. Defining aggression in this way would:
a. be a testable hypothesis
b. provide empirical verification of the concept
c. violate general research ethics
d. represent an operational definition
D
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A. having subjects look inward and report on the workings of their minds B. the fact that perception was more than the sum of its parts C. how the mind helped the organism to adapt to its surroundings D. the objective, scientific analysis of observable behaviors
In Selman's initial stage of perspective-taking, children appear unable to understand why someone would want to do something different than they want to do
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which hormone in males plays a critical role in the formation of male genitals prenatally and
triggers the sequence of changes in primary and secondary sex characteristics at puberty? a. thyroxine b. adrenal androgen c. testosterone d. estrogen
Parents in the United States are more likely to encourage higher __________ levels, while Asian parents are more likely to encourage greater __________
a) passivity; activity b) neuroticism; social potency c) activity; passivity d) social potency; neuroticism