In a naturalistic observational study, making sure the setting is "ordinary" helps to enhance the __________ of the behavior being investigated

a. internal validity
b. cause-effect interpretation
c. control
d. representativeness


d

Psychology

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Dave believes all college professors are irritable, impatient, and uninterested in whether students learn. His belief is an example of __________.

A. consensus B. impressions C. an attitude D. a stereotype

Psychology

If you were to observe the development of psychomotor abilities in infants across cultures, you would find the most similarities in the

a. ages at which each ability appears. b. child-rearing practices used to foster development. c. sequence in which abilities appear. d. relationship between intellectual and psychomotor development.

Psychology

Which person is most likely to resist the social pressure encountered from salespersons?

a. Alphos, who has high self-esteem. b. Betos, who has low social anxiety. c. Thetos, who worries what others think of him. d. Both Alphos and Betos.

Psychology

Overestimating the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance and performance is called

A) reciprocal determinism B) self-serving bias C) the spotlight effect D) a fixation

Psychology