What is one limitation of the ethnographic method?
A. Investigators' cultural values sometimes lead them to misinterpret what they see.
B. It provides little information on how people actually behave.
C. It requires technology such as surveillance cameras and one-way mirrors.
D. It cannot provide information about the reasoning behind participants' responses.
Answer: A
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A. self-actualization B. optimum or ideal weight C. desired weight D. caloric-energy balance
Regarding the suppression of emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Paying attention to our negative emotions can lead us to think more clearly about the positive and the negative, resulting in better decision making. b. Restraining emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system. c. It is better to manage emotions than it is to suppress them. d. People who constantly suppress emotions cope poorly with life and are prone to depression and other problems.
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b. calcium to be released by internal organelles. c. acetylcholine to enter the muscle fiber. d. acetylcholine to be released by internal organelles.
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a) Concrete operational b) Abstract operational c) Preoperational d) Decentering