Juanita is holding her pet cat, Belle
The fact that she is getting information about Belle's weight as she sits on Juanita's lap, the sound of Belle's purrs, and the sight of Belle's eye movements all at the same time is an example of
A) bottom-up processing.
B) parallel processing.
C) subliminal processing.
D) top-down processing.
Incorrect. Top-down processing occurs when conceptually driven processing is influenced by beliefs and experiences.
Answer: B
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External validity refers to the degree to which
A. participants were assigned to the various conditions on the basis of representative criteria. B. the experimental situation engages participants and leads them to behave naturally and spontaneously. C. there can be reasonable certainty that the independent variables in an experiment caused the observed effects on the dependent variables. D. there can be reasonable confidence that the same results would be obtained for other people and in other situations
In which way are adopted children different from children living with their biological parents?
a. They have different temperaments b. They have more maladjusted mother-infant attachments. c. They are more likely to have problems adjusting to school. d. They are delayed in terms of cognitive development.
The main advantage of objective tests is:
a. that most people give honest responses b. ease of administration and good reliability c. that they are good predictors of behavior d. the wide variety of useful tests
The purpose of a control group in experimental research is to
A. control for the subjects' desire to act according to the experimenter's expectations. B. determine whether a treatment or independent variable actually influenced change in the dependent variable. C. determine statistical significance. D. control the dependent variable.