Which of the following would be the best operational definition of the conceptual variable "aggression"?
a. Whether or not participants complete a task with a visible gun in the room
b. The tendency to think hostile thoughts about others
c. The intention to harm others
d. Asking participants to indicate on a Likert scale how aggressive they are feeling at the moment
d
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In an experiment studying classical conditioning, a tone sounds and 0.5 seconds later a puff of air is delivered to a participant's eye. The participant blinks. This process is repeated once per minute. After a number of trials, the participant blinks as soon as the tone sounds and before the puff of air is actually delivered. Within the context of this example, what is the UR?
A) blinking once per minute B) blinking to the puff of air C) blinking to the tone D) blinking to the puff of air or the tone
Greg's parents are recently divorced. Greg has always been a "B" student. After the divorce, what is likely to happen to Greg's grades?
a. They are likely to rise. b. They are likely to fall. c. They will stay the same. d. We are unable to predict.
When the chi square fo's deviate significantly from the fe's, then
a. the independent rule has been violated b. the data are not nominal c. the chi square cannot be calculated d. null is rejected
In Maslow's view, personality is determined:
a. exclusively by situational forces. b. solely by genetic factors. c. by the interaction of heredity and environment. d. by the interaction of three fundamental elements namely id, ego, and superego.