What was the role of social science research in Ballew v. Georgia?
A. The APA submitted an amicus brief that was cited in the decision.
B. The APA submitted an amicus brief that was ignored in the decision.
C. A single social scientist and not the APA provided the Court with relevant research.
D. Although relevant research to the case existed, the Court was unaware of it.
C
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A strength of the biological approach is that
A. it has succeeded in identifying specific parameters for psychologists who want to change behavior. B. there seems to be no limit to psychologists' ability to test for biological factors. C. most of its advocates are medical doctors with an interest in treating disease. D. it makes a variety of suggestions for personality change.
Psychotherapies that emphasize changing clients' perceptions of their life situation as a way of modifying their behavior are called __________
a. behavior therapy b. client-centered therapy c. cognitive therapy d. Gestalt therapy
Social psychologists start with environment to predict behavior and use ______ to get more specific.
A. experimentation B. causal variables C. personality D. action research
The term Terman's Termites refers to __________.
A. a set of developmentally delayed students whom Terman studied intensively B. a group of army soldiers who, on the basis of their IQ, were followed through their military career C. a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood D. the graduate students who worked with Lewis Terman on the development of the Stanford-Binet test