Describe two reasons why it is sometimes difficult to get valid data with a survey
What will be an ideal response
Answers will vary, but students should describe two reasons. For instance, people
may try to make themselves look smart or nice, wording of questions may influence
results, data may be incomplete if everyone doesn't respond, and people can be
inaccurate reporters (e.g., memory difficulties).
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b. Extra testosterone can masculinize appearance. Estradiol can feminize appearance. c. Extra testosterone does not masculinize appearance. Estradiol can feminize appearance. d. Extra testosterone can masculinize appearance. Estradiol does not feminize appearance.
__________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and the labeling of that arousal.
A. Yerkes and Dodson B. James and Lange C. Cannon and Bard D. Schachter and Singer
Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of psychology?
a. Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior. b. Learning is the basis of behavior. c. Humans are potentially good. d. The sum of the parts is more important than the separate parts.
________ is the practice of withdrawing an aversive stimulus with the purpose of strengthening a preceding response
a. Positive reinforcement c. Negative reinforcement b. Positive punishment d. Negative punishment