Which of the following is NOT an empirical question?
a) "Will you get an A in this class?"
b) "Is there life on Mars?"
c) "Did the universe start with a big bang?"
d) "Would Martin Luther King, Jr. have been a good president?"
ANS: d
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The concept of latent learning was developed by __________.
A. John B. Watson B. B. F. Skinner C. Edward Thorndike D. Edward C. Tolman
Damon always picks up objects with his left hand, throws a ball with his left hand, and writes with his left hand. Thus, it can be concluded that
a. Damon's left hand has more strength and dexterity than his right hand. b. Damon has more area on the left side of his brain devoted to controlling his left hand. c. Damon has more area on the right side of his brain devoted to controlling his left hand. d. Damon has a larger corpus callosum than if he were right-handed.
In Alan Lang's (1975) classic experiment on the effects of alcohol on aggression, Lang found ___________
a) alcohol caused more aggression. b) alcohol made students less aggressive. c) intoxicated students were more sociable and less aggressive. d) the expectation of drinking alcohol, not the alcohol itself, caused students to be more aggressive.
Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory to discuss responses to disasters such as hurricanes in Florida or the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
What will be an ideal response?