Dr. Hunter is studying personality. He decides that he will classify his subjects into varying levels of intensity on personality traits, based on how far they statistically fall above the average score of a "normal person." He is using a __________ approach.

A. categorical
B. dimensional
C. prototypal
D. discrimination


Answer: B

Psychology

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What was one method researchers used to present a word so that people would be conscious of it on some trials and not others?

a. They sometimes presented the word to people who were in a coma. b. They sometimes hypnotized people and told them not to see the word. c. They sometimes made the word too small and blurry to see. d. They sometimes presented a masking pattern after the word.

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The thalamus is located in the:

a. hindbrain b. midbrain c. peribrain d. forebrain

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Social-interactionist theorists believe that language is acquired via the operation of a set of domain-specific skills, which, by definition, are independent of other cognitive abilities

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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One significant limitation of the cross-sectional design is called the "cohort effect." This relates to the fact that

A. experience is confounded with participation in the study. B. age and experience are confounded. C. genetics and experience are confounded. D. reliable statistics cannot be computed for cohort groups.

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