Although related to other fields, social psychology is distinct in its emphasis on
a. understanding the immediate situational factors that influence human behavior.
b. classifying and treating psychological disorders.
c. identifying individual characteristics that are relatively stable across time.
d. describing the relationship between human behavior and societal variables.
a
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A. reciprocal inhibition. B. a monosynaptic reflex. C. an extensor reflex. D. a flexor reflex.
What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?
a) confirmation bias b) convergent thinking c) availability heuristic d) representativeness heuristic
Globalization is a term that refers to the increasing connections between different parts of the world in trade, travel, migration, and communication
a. true b. false
A frequent criticism of meta-analysis is that:
A. meta-analysis does not produce results that differ from a more traditional literature review. B. not enough research exists in a given research area to allow for a valid meta-analysis. C. different studies use very different methodologies that cannot be compared directly. D. All of the answers are correct.