Using behavior to infer mental processes is the basic principle of
a. behaviorism.
b. humanism.
c. cognitive psychology.
d. operant conditioning.
c
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If a small weight is placed on your motionless arm, you will eventually stop feeling its
presence because sensory endings that respond to pressure a. undergo fatigue. b. only respond to movement. c. are self-inhibiting. d. require muscular contraction. e. habituate quickly.
Which of the following statements about sibling bonds in late adulthood is true?
A) Men describe closer bonds with brothers than with sisters. B) Both men and women describe closer bonds with sisters than with brothers. C) Women describe closer bonds with brothers than with sisters. D) Both men and women describe equal bonds with sisters and brothers.
Jason is an avid hunter. Although his parents caution him to wear ear protection, he has developed the "Hunter's notch," which means that he has
a. caused permanent indentions in his eardrum. b. shattered the bones in the middle ear. c. damaged the hair cells in the inner ear. d. caused ear wax to build up in the ear canal.
An analysis of variance is used to evaluate the mean differences for a research study comparing four treatments with a separate sample of n = 8 in each treatment. If the data produce an F-ratio of F = 5.50, then which statistical decision is correct?
A) ?Reject the null hypothesis with ? = .05 but not with ? = .01. B) ?Reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01. C) ?Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01. D) ?There is not enough information to make a statistical decision.