According to the text, the backbone of the U.S. correction procedure is:
A) good legal representation. B) the probation system.
C) the option of community service. D) specially trained police.
Answer: B
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a. ?act of observing your own mental processes b. ?scientific study of sensory systems and perceptual processes c. ?philosophical view that holds that we are the product of our experiences d. ?first therapeutic technique developed by Edward Titchener
A researcher hypothesized that the drug amphetamine (a stimulant) improves learning. She explains her hypothesis to her participants and gives experimental group participants an amphetamine pill before they begin studying. Control group members get nothing. Later, she assesses how much each participant learned. Because of the hypothesis explanation and because the experimental group was given a
pill that the other group did not receive, the experimental group will most likely expect to learn more. Thus, any observed differences between groups may reflect differences in expectation, not the actual effect of the drug, a problem known as the a. anthropomorphic error. b. research participant bias. c. courtesy bias. d. double-blind experimental effect.
What is a fertilized egg cell called?
a. ovum c. zygote b. embryo d. none of these
Which of the following best describes the relationship between TV violence and aggression?
a. Research has shown that watching aggression on television is only correlated with aggressive behaviors. b. The research is indecisive because there are too many confounding, conflicting, and extraneous variables. c. Researchers have shown that watching aggression on television causes aggressive behaviors. d. There has been no research on watching aggression on television and how it relates to aggressive behaviors.