Many of our most basic attitudes ________
a. are inherited
b. are innate
c. come from early, direct personal experience
d. come from what we learn in school
Answer: c
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a. Spearman's rho b. point biserial correlation c. Pearson product-moment d. the phi coefficient
Which best describes the corpus spongiosum? a. It contains tissue that fills with blood to cause an erection
b. It is a muscle that helps the penis remain erect during intercourse. c. It is one of the two bones of the penis. d. It attaches the penis to the abdomen.
Researchers had mothers display joy, sadness, and anger in their facial expressions and voice. Their 10-week-old infants
A) responded the same to each emotion. B) imitated their mothers' facial expressions. C) showed more interest when their mothers acted angry. D) showed more interest when their mothers acted sad.
A researcher develops a brief questionnaire measure of people's level of optimism. To determine whether his measure is a good one, he asks a sample of people to complete his questionnaire twice, separated by one month. At the second session, he also asks his participants to complete another measure of optimism—one that has been an accepted measure of optimism for many years. Using this procedure, the researcher is establishing the
A. independent variable of optimism. B. precision and accuracy of his measure. C. reliability and validity of his measure. D. nomothetic and idiographic features of optimism.