Jake plays defensive tackle on his high school football team and is an aggressive player on the field. According to research, which of the following is most likely to be true? Jake is
a. unpopular with peers.
b. popular with peers.
c. academically gifted.
d. a late-maturer.
Answer: b.
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George and Logan are brothers. They live in a small apartment in the city with some other relatives. Their family is extremely poor. Their father is hardest on George, the eldest, and sometimes physically abuses the brothers. Which environmental factor is likely to be most important in the later adjustment of George and Logan?
A. Their poverty B. The overcrowding of their living situation C. The physical abuse D. The fact that they live with other family members
Psychology is best defined as the
a. empirical study of the human personality. b. study of individual differences in the group behavior of humans and animals. c. scientific study of overt behavior and mental processes. d. scientific study of the relationship between mind and body.
The motto of the Gestalt psychologists was "The whole equals the sum of its parts."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The second variable, which is observed for any possible effects, is called the __________ variable
a) dependent b) control c) independent d) placebo