A group of researchers used an electronically activated recorder to track people's conversations, counting the number of words spoken in a day by women and the number of words spoken by men. In determining whether women talk more than men, these researchers used the recorder during which step in the scientific method?
a. gathering evidence to test the hypothesis
b. theory building
c. defining the problem
d. proposing a hypothesis
A
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During the 1960s and 1970s, social psychologists who favored laboratory experiments rebuffed critics about the limitations of laboratory work by arguing that a. critics' concerns regarding experimenter bias were exaggerated and misplaced. b. it did not matter that some studies were unethical because the benefits of running these experimentsoutweighed the costs
c. experimental studies were easier to conduct than non-experimental studies. d. the theoretical principles being tested in the lab were widely applicable across eras and cultures.
Erin Gruwell has applied many humanistic ideas to help ____ who are now known as "Freedom Writers."
A. delinquent males B. unteachable, at-risk students C. homesick college students D. shy teenagers
Regarding SIDS, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. SIDS babies seem to have a weak arousal reflex that prevents them from changing positions and resuming breathing after an episode of apnea. b. A special monitor for SIDS may be used that sounds an alarm when a baby's pulse or breathing becomes weak. c. The occurrence of SIDS is associated with adult narcolepsy. d. SIDS is the leading cause of death of infants between one month and one year of age.
Which of the following is a DSM cluster A personality disorder?
a. paranoid c. antisocial b. borderline d. avoidant