Using the nomothetic approach, psychologists seek to
A. describe one individual's behavior in relation to his or her environment.
B. create change in an individual's life.
C. eliminate confoundings in their experiments.
D. establish general laws of behavior that apply to a diverse population.
D. establish general laws of behavior that apply to a diverse population.
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a. tension and activity of the postural muscles b. PGO waves in the brain c. a highly synchronized EEG pattern d. decreased heart rate
If you wanted to condition your friends to blink their eyes in response to the word "apple" what would you do?
a. Use classical conditioning and pair the word "apple" with a puff of air to the eyes. b. Use classical conditioning and reinforce eye blinking with a slice of an apple. c. Use operant conditioning and reinforce eye blinking to the word "apple" with a dollar. d. Use operant conditioning and pair the eye blinking with a slice of an apple.
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a) persistence b) displacement c) varying efforts d) aggression
If a deaf person who uses ASL for communication has damage to Broca's area, one will likely find that
A. there is no effect on their signing. B. there is a visible but modest effect on signing. C. they are only able to sign with difficulty. D. they are unable to understand sign language but can perform it without difficulty.