Karl sees the full moon at night and is sure that it must be lonely in the sky all alone. This is an example of preoperational thinking called:
A) centering. B) animism.
C) seriation. D) syncretism.
Answer: B
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Professor Wrastler is presenting modern approaches to psychology. As a well-prepared student, you notice an error Professor Wrastler makes in his lecture. What was the error you noticed?
A. He says, "The different approaches have different perspectives." B. He writes on the chalkboard, "Different approaches, same research methods." C. He says, "All of the modern approaches in psychology look at the same psychological phenomenon from different viewpoints." D. He says and writes on the chalkboard, "The seven common approaches include biological, cognitive, behavioral, psychoanalytic, humanistic, cross-cultural, and evolutionary."
Describe the techniques of free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of slips of the tongue as used in psychoanalysis.
What will be an ideal response?
The correlation between ice-cream sales and homicide rates has been used as an example of how correlation does not imply causation. What is one reason why we should be hesitant to conclude that ice cream is somehow related to murder?
A. We need to design an experiment to test the relationship. B. A confounding variable likely exists that could explain the relationship. C. We need a larger sample size to prove causality. D. This study did not use random sampling to recruit participants.
Dr. Berka is studying how biology, child rearing, education, and societal stereotypes influence the differing behaviors exhibited by females and males in the workplace. Dr. Berka is most likely a(n) psychologist
a. comparative b. developmental c. gender d. evolutionary