The first step in preparing a research report for publication is to
a. determine the journal most likely to publish it
b. develop an outline of its content
c. write the abstract and introduction
d. write query letters to several journal editors
a
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A good research hypothesis should be ____
a. attention grabbing b. unique in the literature c. testable and refutable d. consistent with prevailing theories
Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to complete?
a. learning a new telephone number or new address b. remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced c. solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time d. relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper
You hear on the radio that Smash, the most popular rock music performer in Germany, has killed himself. He left a note ("Goodbye, cruel world"). You predict that _______
a. Germans will riot in the streets b. Germans will pass laws against rock music c. the sale of rock music will decline markedly in Germany d. there will be a rash of suicides or suicidal gestures among German rock music fans
In the 1950s, Leon Festinger arrived at a theory of attitude change that was at odds with the psychological "wisdom" of the day
The genesis of this theory—cognitive dissonance theory—demonstrates the author's point that many ideas in social psychology are a. best viewed as "common sense." b. the result of dissatisfaction with current theories. c. based on researchers' personal experiences. d. applicable only to the current historical era.