In survey research, it is very important that the participants reflect the characteristics of the whole group of people being studied. To which characteristic of the sample are we referring?

A) Similarity
B) Bias
C) Representativeness
D) Social desirability


C

Psychology

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The term _____ refers to the deliberate placing of certain ideas, impulses, or images out of awareness

A) repression B) free association C) suppression D) cognitive mapping

Psychology

According to the ______, when performing a cognitive task, those with high intelligence may exert less neural effort or show smaller changes in brain activation.

A. Flynn effect B. multiple intelligence theory C. triarchic theory of intelligence D. neural efficiency hypothesis

Psychology

Conflict was described in terms of its two opposite tendencies of approach and avoidance by ________

a. Coleman b. Freud c. Lewin d. Epstein

Psychology

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n)

A) fMRI. B) hemispherectomy. C) ACh agonist. D) brain lesion. E) MRI.

Psychology