Kuru, a disease found among the Fore people of New Guinea, virtually died out after
A. beef consumption was outlawed.
B. people changed to vegetarian diets.
C. consumption of monkeys was outlawed.
D. cannibalism was outlawed.
Answer: D
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Bandura's research:
a. was limited to children. b. relied only on the correlational method. c. compared the average performance of large groups. d. was mostly limited to directly reinforced learning.
Colby is a researcher whose work focuses on increasing medication adherence among older adults. He decides to build a device that beeps to indicate when it is time to take a medication. To retrieve the medication and stop the beeping, the individual will first need to solve a two-word crossword puzzle that will appear on the top of the device. Given research on cognitive changes in older adults, is this device likely to be effective?
A. Yes, the device will force older adults to pay more attention to taking their medication. B. Yes, older adults will likely be able to retrieve their medications without difficulty. C. No, very old adults may find the problem-solving element too challenging. D. No, older adults will likely prefer a visual reminder rather than hearing a beep.
Why did some people consider behaviorism a "failure"?
A) It overemphasized the importance of personality. B) It ignored psychologically relevant topics like memory and attention. C) It overemphasized the importance of emotion as governing behavior. D) It ignored psychologically relevant topics like mob behavior. E) It underemphasized the importance of genetics.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
There are rarely dangers of carry over effects in repeated measures design, which is what makes it the preferred method.