Psychologists can determine clear cause-and-effect relationships regarding human behavior through a controlled research design called the __________ method.
A) clinical
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) nonexperimental
Answer: C) experimental
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Which of the following statements is true?
A. Some genes are found in the mitochondria. B. Every body cell has 23 chromosomes. C. Ova and sperm each contain pairs of chromosomes. D. The sequences of nucleotides that make up our DNA differ among individuals by about 10%.
Maria is 29 years old. Friends describe her as unselfish, and she sacrifices her own needs for the needs of others. Maria is entering Erikson's ______________ stage of psychosocial development
a) Trust-versus-mistrust b) Autonomy-versus-shame-and doubt c) Industry-versus-inferiority d) Intimacy-versus-isolation
The "prisoner's dilemma" game is an excellent vehicle for studying social conflicts in the laboratory because
a. the rules of the game pit self-interest against looking out for someone else's interest. b. researchers control the strategies participants use. c. there is one and only one right answer to the problem. d. there are clear winners and clear losers, and thus reliable dependent variable measures.
One study described in the textbook indicated that, among Black and Latino students, transitioning to a school where the proportion of students from the same ethnic background is lower than it had been at their previous school is associated with all of the following except:
A. greater disengagement from school. B. greater engagement in school. C. lower grades. D. more frequent absences.