A researcher wants to study the eating behaviors of college students in the campus cafeteria during the first week of class
She chooses to sit in a corner of the cafeteria and record specific behaviors, such as how many times students refill their drinks. She is conducting which type of research?
a) Naturalistic observatio
b) Archival research
c) Experimental research
d) Ex post facto research
A
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Dr. Otten studies the relationship between crime rates and childrearing practices. Dr. Otten is MOST likely a(n) ____
a. anthropologist b. economist c. sociologist d. social psychologist
What type of phobia is characterized by anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult?
a. obsessive-compulsive phobia c. agoraphobia b. social phobia d. specific phobia
An observed difference between two descriptive statistics that is unlikely to have occurred by chance represents:
a. hypothesis testing. b. statistical significance. c. a Type II error. d. a Type I error.
The idea that behavior, environment, and personal variables interact to determine
personality is what Bandura called a. self-efficacy. b. the three-term contingency. c. reciprocal determinism. d. locus of control. e. observational learning.