One of the disadvantages of the experimental method is
a. the inability to generate cause-and-effect conclusions.
b. the length of time necessary to complete the study.
c. the fact that only one variable can be studied at a time.
d. the fact that experiments often can't be done for practical or ethical reasons.
D
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Which of the following is NOT true of item response theory?
a. It assigns values to specific items. b. Tests based on this theory are easily adaptable for computer administration. c. It defines a respondent's score by the total number of items correct. d. It provides information about item functioning.
Baumeister (1991) suggests that drug abuse, sexual masochism, spiritual ecstasy, binge eating, and suicide may all be attempts to
a. increase self-awareness. b. reduce self-awareness. c. increase public self-consciousness. d. increase private self-consciousness.
To eliminate aggression, Bandura maintains that we need:
a. individual corrective effort and group action aimed at changing current societal practices b. love between parents and children but not necessarily between children and their peers c. to imitate ourselves d. to follow the current rules and regulations of society
Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the three stages of memory referred to as
a. episodic, semantic, and implicit. c. short-term, near-term, and long-term. b. sensory, semantic, and implicit. d. sensory, short-term, and long-term.