Sandi believes that people who eat at
McDonald's are overweight, so she decides to do a naturalistic observation of people who eat at McDonald's. What should most concern us about Sandi's observations?
a) the observer effect
b) the bystander effect
c) observer bias
d) subject bias
ANS: c
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Why do many biologists and psychologists consider altruistic behavior a theoretical problem? a. Altruism benefits someone else more than the person doing the act
b. So far, researchers have not located the gene responsible for altruistic behavior. c. Most people engaging in an altruistic act do not feel good about it. d. Altruistic acts are more common toward nonrelatives than toward relatives.
Which term best describes the task of factoring the equation 9x2 + 5x - 7 = 4x2- 2x + 8?
A. Divergent B. Functional C. Analytical D. Analogical
Throughout history, most popular ideas about abnormal behavior have been ____
a. rooted in the beliefs of a given time period and society b. based on religious dogma of the day c. rooted in supernatural explanations d. based on scientific evidence
In one study, an experimenter hid a poker chip in her hand and asked adolescents to evaluate the truthfulness of the following statement: "The chip in my hand is green and it is not green
" An adolescent who is capable of propositional thought would most likely answer that this statement is A) always false, regardless of the color of the poker chip. B) false only if the poker chip is not green. C) true if the poker chip is green. D) always true, regardless of the color of the poker chip.