A researcher reviews sales records to determine the amount of alcohol sales at a major sporting event for a single season. The researcher concludes that alcohol sales at each game were high regardless of whether the team won or lost. What type of existing data design did the researcher use?
A. archival research
B. content analysis
C. meta-analysis
D. observational research
Answer: A
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a. the attitude to change when people lack knowledge about the attitude object b. people to report new attitudes that are weaker predictors of affectively-driven behavior c. the attitude to become stronger and more accurate d. the attitude to change when people lack knowledge about the attitude object and causes people to report new attitudes that are weaker predictors of affectively-driven behavior
Research on the facial feedback hypothesis had individuals either enhance or suppress muscle tension in their facial expressions while imagining positive and negative scenarios. The results indicate that:
A) Participants reported similar emotions regardless of whether they enhanced or suppressed their expressions. B) Participants who were asked to suppress their expressions reported less intense emotions. C) Participants who were asked to enhance their expressions reported less intense emotions. D) Participants in the suppressed expression condition reported they were easily able to imagine the scenarios. E) Participants in the enhanced expression condition reported they had difficulty imagining the scenarios.
In Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, discussed in the Examining the Evidence section of the text, cognitive complaints center on
A) memory impairments. B) language disturbances. C) a failure to recognize or identify objects. D) disturbances in executive functioning.
Symptoms of psychosis more likely to occur from psychostimulant use than schizophrenia include the following except:
a. olfactory hallucinations. b. auditory hallucinations. c. visual hallucinations. d. tactile hallucinations.