A representative sample is one
a. created by selecting only those participants determined to be representative of the larger population.
b. having characteristics accurately reflecting the characteristics of the population.
c. based on the luck of the draw.
d. known to be a biased sample.
b
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Over the last 50 years, membership in the American Psychological Association has
a. decreased. b. remained the same. c. increased dramatically. d. first increased and then decreased.
Which perspective contends that people have a natural capacity to control their behavior?
A. behavioral B. social-cognitive C. cognitive neuroscience D. humanistic
Escher challenged viewers to think about perception through the use of
a. visual illusions. b. pointillism. c. feature analysis. d. the foot-in-the-door technique.
Stimulus generalization occurs when
a. there is a temporal association between two stimuli. b. an organism fails to respond to stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus used in conditioning. c. an unconditioned stimulus fails to elicit the unconditioned response. d. an organism responds to new stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.