A characteristic found in the background of many individuals with antisocial personality disorders is:
a. often changing residences in childhood
b. coming from a family with more than three siblings
c. serious behavioral problems in childhood
d. a death of a close family member or friend
C
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In experimental research, the researcher manipulates the ____ variable in order to measures its effect on the ____ variable
a. dependent; independent b. dependent; extraneous c. independent; dependent d. independent; extraneous
Suppose you are in your kitchen writing a grocery list, while your roommate is watching TV in the next room. A commercial for spaghetti sauce comes on TV. Although you are not paying attention to the TV, you "suddenly" remember that you need to pick up spaghetti sauce and add it to the list. Your behavior is best predicted by which of the following models of attention?
A. Object-based B. Early selection C. Spotlight D. Late selection
A psychologist is questioning Hunter about his childhood memories. Hunter is telling the psychologist the story of his favourite Christmas present, a trip to Disneyland. His memories of the present and the trip itself are very clear; however, Hunter believes that the present came from his Uncle Charley, when in fact it was from his Aunt Beth. This type of error in memory is known as:
A) misattribution. B) false recognition. C) hindsight bias. D) childhood amnesia.
Overall, a well-written manuscript should always contain
a) A consistent and logical theme throughout b) A simple story c) A writing free from jargon and technical language d) A discussion about how the current study could be improved