Which statement would be the most legitimate criticism of the study of the Big Five conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003)?
a. The sample was not large enough
b. The use of Internet sites provides a non-representative sample.
c. They drew cause-and-effect conclusions based on correlational data.
d. You cannot generalize on the basis of case study data.
b
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a. It is associated with an increase in sympathetic arousal. b. There is no known genetic component. c. Family factors such as harsh discipline and poor monitoring are rarely involved. d. Children with conduct disorder are often involved in sexual activity before puberty.
Watson’s final position on instincts was that:
a. human behavior is largely instinctive b. humans have only a few powerful instincts c. humans are born with powerful instincts but they are soon displaced by learned behavior d. humans have no instincts
All of the following are true of children's friendships except
a. they develop between children with similar play styles and language skills. b. they tend to reinforce children's initial tendencies. c. they rarely take place between agemates. d. they tend to make friends resemble each other.
According to To Catch a Coldabout stress and the immune system, infection was determined by
(a) whether or not a person was exhibiting symptoms (b) how sick the participant felt, operationalized by a scale of 1-10 (6 and greater means infection) (c) if the virus was detected in blood samples (d) if the virus was found in fluid samples (nasal secretions)