What do psychologists call the events responsible for the occurrence of a behavior?
a. Consequent events
b. Subsequent events
c. Causal events
d. Confounding events
e. Cognitive events
c. Causal events
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With large samples and a small population variance, the sample means usually
a. will be close to the population mean. b. will slightly underestimate the population mean. c. will slightly overestimate the population mean. d. will equal the population mean.
Which of the following statements is true about parent–child relationships in adolescence?
A) Studies show a decrease in parent–child conflict after puberty ends. B) Psychological distancing may contribute to a rise in family tensions. C) Parent–son conflict tends to be more intense than parent–daughter conflict. D) Parent–daughter conflict is more evident in countries where gender-role values are more traditional.
Young children do not use an object's shape to help learn its name
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In psychology, if the term "abnormal" means "away from normal," what problem
does this definition present when categorizing someone as being "abnormal"? A) It does not measure standard deviations. B) It does not assume that deviation on both sides of average is negative. C) It does not assume abnormality is negative. D) It does not allow for positive deviations.