To assess the extent to which students are reading their textbooks, a professor notes how creased the spine of each book is. This professor is relying on
a. event-contingent self-reports.
b. an observational measure.
c. a descriptive study.
d. signal-contingent self-reports.
b
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Most researchers today feel that the Comprehensive System for scoring
a. is an effective improvement to the Rorschach. b. has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach. c. still has a ways to go but at least provides adequate norms. d. makes improvements that allow the test to be used in forensic settings.
Baby Abbey is playing with her favorite toy rattle when her mom drops an armful of pots and pans behind her. The loud noise makes her startle and cry. Subsequently, on seeing her rattle, she cries. However, Mom continues to give Baby Abbey her favorite rattle and doesn't drop any more pots and pans. We can expect that Baby Abbey's crying when seeing the rattle willsoon be ____.?
a. ?extinguished b. ?generalized c. ?continued through intermittent reinforcement d. ?decreased because of spontaneous recovery
If a genetic disease is sex linked, it is likely that females will ________ and males will ________
a. be carriers of the disease; be carriers of the disease. b. be carriers of the disease; have the disease. c. have the disease; be carriers of the disease. d. have the disease; have the disease.
The most important difference between a census and a population survey is that a census:
A) doesn't test a psychological theory B) can only be conducted every ten years C) requires researchers to sample an entire population D) requires researchers to oversample members of minority groups