Dr. Palcon designs a study to test which strategy is best in terms of encouraging residents to recycle on a weekly basis. Dr. Palcon is most likely conducting ________ research
a. applied
b. basic
c. esoteric
d. his dissertation
Answer: A
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Rodney, who has ____, takes medication to help offset the depletion of ____ in his brain. However, although the medication is helping his condition, his wife knows that she has to watch out for side effects related to Rodney over-engaging in pleasurable activities
a. Parkinson’s disease; dopamine b. posttraumatic stress disorder; serotonin c. bipolar disorder; norepinephrine d. Alzheimer’s disease; acetylcholine
The slogan that the infant is a "little scientist testing hypotheses about the world" is based on
a. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. b. Piaget's cognitive theory. c. the neo-nativist theory. d. "theory" theories.
In a game of dodge ball played by a large group of second-graders, the same children regularly get hit with the ball. This probably is due to
sex differences in motor skills. poor gross-motor skills. slow reaction time. lack of practice.
After many years of scientific debate and research, what do most modern psychologists believe with regard to the Nature vs. Nurture debate?
a. The complete mapping of the human genome has provided us with no evidence that psychological attributes are completely genetic in origin (nature), and thus the nurture side of the debate has been accepted across the field. b. The evidence for genetic precursors of human behavior (nature) is too overwhelming to place any real faith in the nurture side of the debate. c. We become the people we are through a unique combination of hereditary (nature) and environmental factors (nurture). d. While psychological abnormality may be caused by genetics (nature), we agree that normal development is uniquely a function of positive surroundings (nurture).