A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city is related to the phases of the moon. She concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. She does not understand
a. the dangers of a single example.
b. the difference between observation and inference.
c. the difference between correlation and causation.
d. that the Barnum effect occurs only in ten-year cycles.
C
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Allport believed that in order to understand adult motives, we must study:
a. how genetics affects people. c. why people behave as they do at present. b. parent–child relationships. d. childhood needs and frustrations.
A group of 2-year-olds watches through a window while a live adult hides an object in an adjoining room. Another group watches the same event on a video screen. Which of the following is likely to occur?
A) Children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty. B) Children in the video condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the direct viewing condition will have difficulty. C) Both groups of children will have difficulty retrieving the toy. D) Children in both groups will be able to retrieve the toy easily.
The release of an ovum from the female ovary is called ________
A) prenatal development B) ovulation C) differentiation D) zygote
Research on grief has shown that _____________________
a. talking to the deceased spouse was found only among those who had psychological disorders before the loss b. survivors who experience a change in their identity to incorporate the recognition of the death are the ones most at risk of suicide c. after the initial shock fades, people who were not depressed before the loss will not be depressed after it because of their innate resiliency d. after the initial shock fades, most bereaved people resume their daily activities, but it may take weeks or months