Describe the kind of question that each of the major five research strategies intends to answer
What will be an ideal response?
The experimental strategy intends to answer the question, "Is there a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables?" The quasi-experimental strategy intends to answer the question, "Is there evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables?" The non-experimental strategy answers the question, "Is there a relationship between two variables?" The correlational strategy answers the question, "Is there a relationship between two variables?" Finally, the descriptive strategy answers the question, "What is the current status of individual variables for a specific group of individuals?"
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Give definitions and examples for the following defense mechanisms: (a) projection, (b) reaction formation, and (c) sublimation
What will be an ideal response?
Even though most people say that they voted for Barack Obama because of his policies, some people may have voted for him because he is physically attractive. This illustrates ____
a. the halo effect b. the sleeper effect c. the autokinetic effect d. pluralistic ignorance
Extinction involves:
a. providing negative reinforcers for the behavior b. providing punishers for the behavior c. withholding the reinforcer for the behavior d. A and C
Which of the following is NOT a method used in conducting a functional assessment?
a. experimental manipulation b. indirect assessment c. direct observation d. systematic assessment