As the Stanford prison study was not carefully controlled,
it was more of a demonstration than an experiment, and the prisoners and guards may have experienced demand characteristics to behave in their more assigned roles. Researchers have not been able to demonstrate Zimbardo's findings. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?
A) Falsifiability
B) Replicability
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses
D) Occam's Razor
Answer: B
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b. norepinephrine. c. epinephrine. d. serotonin.
Which of the following will be most effective in reducing Lana's shyness?
a. Each day at home Lana thinks about ways she can be more interesting to others. b. Lana remembers to try not to be shy. c. Lana thinks about focusing on other people before entering a party. d. Lana says to herself, "Walk up to the person, smile, and ask how they feel about thenewspaper headline."
Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by
A. data indicating that membership in certain ethnic groups predicts aggression. B. findings that men with the XYY genotype are more likely to be imprisoned. C. higher rates of aggression among individuals with fragile-X syndrome. D. the ability to breed strains of animals for aggressive tendencies.
According to the chapter I Confessabout false confessions to crimes, a strategy which generates trust
between the suspect and the interrogator by having the interrogator soften the intensity of the charges, and place blame on the victim is called (a) vulnerability (b) internalization (c) minimization (d) maximization