In order to get an idea for an experiment you might do vicarious observation. Where would you likely do it?
A) in a library
B) in a laboratory
C) in a classroom
D) outside a bedroom window
A
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Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a "standard" line and "comparison" lines) showed that subjects yielded to group pressure in about what proportion of the critical test trials?
a. one-tenth b. one-fifth c. one-third d. one-half
Your instructor is lecturing on the availability heuristic. Which of the following would be most useful in making the point to the class?
a) a comparison of the average intelligence quotient in males and females b) comparing rates of grade inflation to the rates of inflation in the economy over the past 10 years c) comparing peoples' estimates of the number of deaths due to vehicle accidents with estimates of the number due to aircraft accidents d) a comparison of peoples' estimates of the number of calories consumed by adolescents with estimates of the calories consumed by adults
The ability to make valid inferences regarding the effect of the independent on the dependent variable depends on ______ validity.
a. external b. internal c. sample d. inferential
Behavioral therapies sharply rose in popularity in the 20th century after
A. advances in computing allowed clinicians to model and predict therapeutic outcomes. B. successful results were obtained in cases that were previously considered untreatable, such as in autism spectrum disorder. C. several influential books, such as B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, provided compelling behaviorist accounts of psychological phenomena. D. handheld electronic devices allowed more timely monitoring of problematic behavior and the quick delivery of relevant consequences.