Which of these is an example of punishment?
a) giving a child a star for telling a lie
b) giving a child a cookie for cleaning her room
c) taking away a child's favorite toy for hitting another child
d) removing a penalty you imposed on a child after he began acting better
C
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General State University recently decided to discontinue its use of the GRE as an admissions tool for its graduate programs because they observed no correlation between GRE scores and subsequent GPAs. Ninety percent of the grades awarded in the graduate programs at General State University are A's. What General State has failed to consider in this situation is the issue of:
a. curvilinear relationships. b. causality. c. the third variable problem. d. restrictive range.
Which of the following is NOT a commonly used method of measuring memory?
a. recall b. redintegration c. recognition d. relearning
Anna and Jean are having a discussion in class about touch and representation of various body parts in the primary somatosensory cortex. They decided that the ____ would have the largest representation.
A. foot B. back C. thumb D. leg
Which of the following statements is most true regarding home-based research?
A) External validity may be high, but internal validity can be compromised. B) Typically, internal validity is higher than in laboratory research. C) It is typically easier and quicker to obtain data in this context than in laboratory research. D) It's best to conduct home visits alone, bringing more than one person could be viewed as too invasive by the family.