An advantage of using operational definitions is that:
a. they allow sampling to be done randomly.
b. they allow what Wallas described as inductive reasoning to occur.
c. these definitions associate hypotheses to objects and operations in the physical world.
d. they allow confounding variables to exist.
C
You might also like to view...
One component of _______________ issues is planning what will happen with their body after they have died
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What statement best describes findings related to the treatment of PMS and PMDD? a. The majority of women respond well to treatment
b. There doesn't seem to be any treatment that can provide significant relief. c. Most treatments have so many side effects that women do not want to use them. d. Dietary modifications do not typically reduce symptoms.
Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in this psychology chapter, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Turn information into mental pictures and make these images as vivid as possible. b. Bizarre images work best for confusing, complex information that you wish to retain for a long period of time. c. If some facts or ideas in a chapter seem to stay in your memory easily, associate other more difficult facts with them. d. If you encounter technical terms that have little or no immediate meaning for you, give them meaning, even if you have to stretch the term to do so.
According to your text, which of the following have researchers concluded about the effects of meditation on stress?
A) Stress can be measured only by self-report. B) Stress responses are best measured by changes in blood pressure. C) Stress is most accurately assessed by measuring cortisol levels in saliva examples. D) A good study would show that all three measures reflect the same changes in stress when people have (or do not have meditation training.