A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________
a. recessive gene
b. dominant gene
c. polygenic gene
d. sex-linked gene
b. dominant gene
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Because the mind and consciousness are fundamentally first-person phenomena, the basic challenge of understanding the brain and behavior is to use __________ studies
a. intuitive b. subjective c. objective d. parapsychology
A psychology professor perceives that his pants are getting too tight around his expanding waistline; _____ in the skin are responsible for conveying this sensory information to his brain.
A) thermoreceptors B) texture receptors C) pressure receptors D) pain receptors
Compared to clinical prediction, statistical prediction typically
a. is more expensive. b. places greater demands on personnel. c. both of the above d. neither of the above
Doug is conducting a study of gender differences in conversation dyads. He decides to sit in the student center and watch male/male dyads versus female/female dyads. He believes that the distance between the female/female dyads will be much smaller than that between the male/male dyads. When collecting the data, he notes all cases that fit his hypothesis but tends to "miss" most cases that do not
fit his hypothesis. Doug's data collection behavior illustrates the pitfall of: a. expectancy effects. b. reactivity. c. expectancy syndrome. d. experimenter blindness.