A major advantage of single-subject research over group research is that
a. it places emphasis on the behavior of individuals rather than on group averages
b. the researcher does not have to be concerned with extraneous variables
c. the knowledge gained can also be generalized to statements concerning group performance
d. it is better suited for answering the question: "Which of the various treatments is the most effective?"
a
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Although she has grown up in an upper middle-class family and lived in small reasonably safe town, Patti has always felt that she was different from her siblings and from the other teenagers at school. Due to this feeling of "not fitting in," Patti joined a cult. Maslow would say that Patti joined the cult because she was trying to fulfill which basic need?
a. love and belonging needs b. security needs c. self-esteem needs d. self-actualization
Future law enforcement personnel are most likely to be able to use which of the following technologies in order to assess whether a person is being truthful or not?
a. positron emission tomography (PET) b. magnetoencephalography (MEG) c. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) d. repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
The social movement against keeping the mentally ill in asylums is known as _____
a. empirically validated treatments b. social work c. deinstitutionalization d. community psychology
The basal ganglia consists of the:
a. Cerebellum, red nucleus, and substantia nigra b. Putamen, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and substantia nigra c. Putamen, caudate nucleus, and globus pallidus d. Putamen, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus and cerebellum