Moses and Arianne are doing research on mental abilities that contribute to successful performance on intelligence tests. Which of the following approaches should they use?
A) Use a correlational procedure of factor analysis.
B) Compare a test-taker's score with older children's scores.
C) Calculate the amount of error associated with a test-taker's score.
D) Use simple measures of sensory responsiveness and reaction time.
A
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Experiments involving deception
a. should never be done on ethical grounds. b. should be carefully considered, since aftercare of the participant would be impossible to obtain. c. obligates the researcher to explain the true nature of the experiment after the participant has been tested. d. should only be conducted with experiments involving pain and/or suffering.
All of the following are true of children's friendships except
a. they develop between children with similar play styles and language skills. b. they tend to reinforce children's initial tendencies. c. they rarely take place between agemates. d. they tend to make friends resemble each other.
Devlin and Nasar (2012) found that therapists and nonprofessionals asked to rate pictures of offices preferred clinicians’ offices that
A. were orderly, spacious, and contained comfortable seats B. featured bright lightening and personal photos. C. were smaller in size, creating an intimate atmosphere. D. arranged the furniture so the therapist could sit behind the client.
Neural networks are constructed of
a. physiological elements. b. a single layer of complex elements. c. simple elements that are connected in a way that resembles neurons. d. electrochemical synapses. e. both serial and parallel processors.