In the domain of scientific reasoning, young children are better than adults at ___
a. designing unconfounded experiments
b. conducting a sufficient number of experiments to make scientifically-based conclusions
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
D
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Bill lost his job due to downsizing. Which of the following suggestions do you want to give him?
a. Apply for unemployment benefits as soon as possible. b. Live on credit to make ends meet while you look for a job. c. Don't waste time with things like exercising; your health isn't the important thing right now. d. Don't bother your friends with your troubles.
One theory about the mechanism of mood stabilizers in reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder suggests that it changes _____ ion activity in neurons.
A)potassium and norepinephrine B)sodium and tyramine C)norepinephrine and sodium D)potassium and sodium
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the use of the experimental method?
A) Experimenters cannot manipulate some variables of interest. B) Experimenters must take care to advertise their sexual research as good science. C) Experimenters are normally granted permission to manipulate a variable even if it would usually be against the law. D) Experimenters can sometimes include unethical manipulations if they can demonstrate that the research serves the greater good.
Sarah was driving home after a particularly difficult day at work when someone cut her off and almost caused her to wreck her car. Still shaken from her near miss,
she arrived home to find that her spouse had not yet started dinner, as he had promised to do. Sarah angrily accused him of being "a lazy bum" and started an argument with him. This situation can best be explained by ________. A) the frustration-aggression hypothesis B) a hostile attributional bias C) the excitation transfer theory D) the provocation theory E) the catharsis hypothesis