A ______ is a way of organizing a set of observations or facts into comprehensive explanations of how something works.

A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. cohort
D. research question


Answer: A

Psychology

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Studying for his final exams, Pascal is forced to do a great deal of memorization. Unfortunately, his next-door neighbor has a dog that is prone to barking at night. Amazingly, the barking coincides almost precisely with Pascal's REM sleep cycle, interrupting his ability to dream. Pascal does very poorly on his exams. According to the information-processing theory of dreams, an explanation for his poor performance is that the barking interfered with his REM sleep, which interfered with memory _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

According to Carl Rogers, anxiety is a result of:

A. experiencing conditions of worth. B. having an experience that does not fit with one's self-conception. C. positive regard. D. distorting one's experiences.

Psychology

According to Skinner, to strengthen a certain response one should

A) punish all responses except the one you want. B) employ mentalistic principles. C) reward it. D) permit a person to employ self-reinforcement.

Psychology