Naturalistic observation is ______
a. recreating natural conditions in the laboratory as closely as possible
to make an experiment more valid
b. studying behavior in its natural context
c. basically the same process as objective introspection
d. observing behavior in the lab without taking formal notes or using technological
equipment to measure the experimental findings
b
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You are a colonel in the U.S. Army, responsible for running an Afghanistan prison that houses captured Taliban and al-Qaeda soldiers. Under the doctrine of "command responsibility,"
A. you are responsible for making decisions that meet strict ethical standards. B. you are responsible for training the soldiers under your command in the subject of ethics. C. you are responsible for war crimes committed by your soldiers. D. you are required to receive written approval from your superiors before engaging the enemy.
In the context of the biological and environmental influences on language, which of the following statements is true about language and the brain?
A. Language processing mainly occurs in the brain's left hemisphere. B. Infants are able to attach meaning to words only after the age of one. C. Broca's area contributes to language comprehension. D. Wernicke's area is involved in speech production.
Brian is in middle school and is in the band. When he is planning his birthday party, he decides not to invite his old friends who are now on the basketball team, because they won’t have fun if they don’t play basketball. In fact, this latter idea is not true but is based on Brian’s stereotype even though he doesn’t realize it. He is using which type of processing to make his decision?
a. analytic processing b. experiential processing c. motivational processing d. rational processing
According to the information about sexual behavior in heterosexual adolescents,
a. compared to sexual interactions in the 1990s, the current trend of "hookups" actually allows adolescent females to have more power in a sexual relationship. b. European American and Latina adolescent females typically have sexual experience at a younger age, compared to Asian American female adolescents. c. most adolescent females report that they have positive memories of the first time they had sexual intercourse. d. adolescent males are more likely than adolescent females to have negative memories about their early experiences with sexual intercourse.