A researcher interested in the health problems of people with schizophrenia interviews only those people
diagnosed with the disorder who are in an inpatient facility. The most glaring weakness in this study is
A) the absence of correlational statistics.
B) nonrepresentative sampling.
C) the failure to use DSM-IV criteria for health problems.
D) having an inappropriate control group.
B
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Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to ____, while the conscious system ____
a. keep track of and initiate specific goals; revises plans when goals are blocked b. assess progress; carries out the plans c. evaluate opportunities that are in line with goals; acts on plans associated with these goals d. monitor whether or not progress through the hierarchy is satisfactory; initiates new goals
You decide to study weekend dorm life for a sociology term paper. In order to do this, you attend several fraternity parties at a large university, week after week. What method of research are you employing?
a. case study b. naturalistic observation c. survey d. experiential observation
Short-term memory
a. stores unrehearsed information. b. has a limited capacity that can be increased through rehearsal. c. is difficult to distinguish from the later stages of perception. d. receives new information from both sensory memory and information from long-term memory. e. provides information for processing in working memory.
________ refers to direct measures of an individual's behavior designed to describe characteristics indicative of personality.
What will be an ideal response?