Based on an observation at a local fast-food restaurant, Dr. Colby predicts that more people will buy a hamburger if it is covered with cheese. This prediction is most accurately thought of as a
A. fact.
B. hypothesis.
C. theory.
D. correlation.
Answer: B
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The ability to perceive high frequencies (above 4000 Hz) depends on what?
a. The frequency principle b. The place principle c. The volley principle d. The conduction principle
Social interactions between 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls may be awkward because
a. girls tend to do much better than boys in school at this age, and this becomes a source of endless teasing and torment. b. girls form cliques and boys form crowds, and thus they really have nothing to talk about c. they are not yet at the age where they have anything in common, and thus there is no real value in these social interactions. d. the girls may be taller and look more mature than the boys, since their pubertal growth spurt begins earlier.
Hoffman is planning to enter the family's plastics business as soon as he graduates from high school. His parents have a job for him in their shop, and they expect that Hoffman will eventually run the business. Hoffman has never questioned this career goal. According to Erikson, Hoffman's identity status is best described as
a. identity diffusion. b. identity achievement. c. moratorium status. d. identity foreclosure.
According to the moral intuitionist perspective, humans developed the distinctions between right and wrong as a way of:
A) enhancing reproductive success. B) justifying social policies. C) explaining emotional reactions. D) protecting self-interests.