If a study is high in internal validity, then the researcher can be fairly certain that changes in the ____ were indeed due to changes in the ____
a. construct validity of the cause; construct validity of the effect
b. independent variable; dependent variable
c. external variable; internal variable
d. hypothesis; theory
B
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Galton's influence on Cattell led to ____.?
a. ?Cattell promoting the use of experimental and control groups b. ?Cattell's method of average error c. ?Cattell's work on the army Alpha and army Beta tests d. ?Witmer's work with dyslexic children e. ?the study of large groups rather than single subjects
Your friend asks, "Why am I this way? I mean, why do I like to get up early in the morning? I get really tired in the afternoon." The reason for your friend's preference and energy in the morning is:
A. high levels of melatonin in the morning B. the level of activity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus C. she is experiencing the effects of jet lag D. she has abnormally high levels of non-REM
Which of the following psychosocial theory concepts is most similar to Vygotsky's zone of proximal development?
a. Psychosocial crisis b. Stages of development c. Developmental tasks d. Radius of significant relationships
Callie does poorly on an exam in one class but does very well on an exam in another class. She attributes her poor performance on the first exam to the fact that the professor is not a very good instructor
In contrast, she attributes her good performance on the second exam to the fact that she is a good student. This is most likely an example of A) the self-serving bias. B) stereotyping. C) deliberative thought. D) the fundamental attribution error.