As Joan becomes familiar with the literature examining the influence of physical attractiveness on judgments of criminal behavior, she notes inconsistencies in the results. She concludes that this area of study needs to be further investigated. This scenario best represents ________ as a source of ideas for research.
A. practical problems
B. theories
C. observation of the world around us
D. past research
Answer: D
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Suppose that you read about a study in which the results are statistically significant. You would conclude that
a. a group of statisticians inspected the results and concluded that the study had been carefully conducted. b. the differences are likely to have important consequences, outside the research laboratory. c. the results did not appear to have any confounding variables. d. the differences between the groups probably did not occur just by chance.
Mario had a stroke that damaged the fungiform gyrus in his brain. Which of the following symptoms would you expect Mario to exhibit?
a) Inability to recognize his brother, whom he sees every da b) Inability to recall the word for a pen, though he pretends to write when he sees it c) Inability to distinguish his doctor's name from that of his brother d) Inability to see the left half of his brother's face
Describe similarities between Gambling Disorder and substance-related disorders. How is Gambling Disorder treated, and how effective are the treatments?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
An article published in the magazine Psychology Today would be considered a popular source.