Which of the following would be considered a good example of a representative sample of college students in the United States?
a. All the students from a particular rural college
b. Every male student from three colleges in Texas
c. A diverse population in both urban and rural college classrooms in several states
d. Self-identified student volunteers who found your survey on the Internet
Answer: c
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A) inconsistent with the scientific method. B) a vital component of critical thinking. C) an adaptive psychological tendency that results from our evolutionary past. D) a maladaptive pattern of thinking that is taught to us at an early age.
Allana is generally an outgoing person. A ____________ psychologist would be most likely to suggest that Allana's personality is the result of being reinforced for outgoing behavior by her parents, teachers or other people she interacted with in the past
A) behaviorist B) humanistic C) psychodynamic D) social-cognitive
Research consistently shows that authoritarian parenting is best for most children, most of the time
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During childhood:
a. some synapses are strengthened. b. some synapses weaken and wither away. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b