A social psychologist would be most interested in research information that showed ____
a. ?the stages of cognitive and emotional development in children
b. ?the best methods of testing personality
c. ?how individuals are influenced by others
d. ?the factors that lead some people to have better coping skills than others
ANSWER:
c
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Since she has what Costa and McCrae would classify as a "highly extroverted" personality, you would expect that Samantha would be described by others as
a. "a psychopath." b. "nice as you could imagine.". c. "lazy and disorganized.". d. "loving the spotlight.".
Professor Wagner is explaining to his participants the purpose behind the experiment they just participated in, along with a general description of the results. He is engaging in what aspect of a research study?
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