In a study (Miller and Bersoff, 1992) comparing how people in the United States and Mysore, India, handled conflict situations, adults in India __________ to choose an interpersonal response compared to adults in the United States.
A. were much less likely
B. were slightly less likely
C. were equally likely
D. were much more likely
Answer: D
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a. changing the external environment to modify overt behaviors. b. modifying client's dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs. c. accepting psychological pain and discomfort as inevitable. d. the value of problem behaviors in fulfilling life goals.
A researcher is evaluating the changes in performance that occur during a six-week training program. Participants are observed at the beginning and at the end of the program and the researcher rates each individual's level of performance. When the researcher's standards for rating performance change from the first observation to the last, then the internal validity of the study is threatened by
____. a. history b. instrumentation c. maturation d. statistical regression
To equalize the intelligence of members of the experimental and control group in an experiment, you could use
a. extraneous control. b. random assignment. c. independent control. d. subject replication.
"Social referencing" refers to the child's ability to
a. categorize people or animals as good or bad. b. use the reactions of others to interpret an ambiguous stimulus or situation. c. hide one's own true inner feelings. d. understand that others' feelings differ from your own.