If you were studying the effects of success and failure on feelings of depression and all of the participants experienced the failure condition on a rainy Monday and the success condition on a sunny Wednesday, ______ might be a threat to internal validity
a. maturation
b. history
c. subject selection
d. mortality
b
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Riesman et al. (1991) found that as temperatures rise to uncomfortable levels, major league baseball pitchers are more likely to hit batters with a pitch. This finding is consistent with
a. social learning theory. b. the cognitive neoassociation model. c. the role of negative affect in aggression. d. scapegoating.
Reasons that people in North America become obese include all of the following EXCEPT
a. a North American culture that provides inexpensive, good-tasting food everywhere. b. a brain that has evolved to "eat whenever food was available.". c. genetics. d. the problems associated with behavioral dieting.
Confused about a concept being covered in a classroom lecture, a student raises her hand. This behavior may be described as
a. an involuntary response. b. an elicited response. c. an emitted response. d. a reflex response.
Parents who want to raise androgynous children should shelter children from outside forces, such as the media, which often works against the goals of parents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false