When psychologists want to determine cause-and-effect relationships regarding human behavior, they most often use the __________ method
a. clinical
b. correlational
c. experimental
d. nonexperimental
C
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Dr. Sebastian asks his client to say whatever comes to mind about his mother without attempting to censor the content. This technique is referred to as ____
a. ?mind release b. ?free association c. ?introspective guidance d. ?cognitive liberation
Research that presents no more than minimal risk to participants and involves no intervention and no deception is an example of what type of research?
a. Category I b. Category II c. Category III d. Category IV
Integration of inputs from MANY synapses on the postsynaptic neuron is known as
A. saltatory conduction. B. the absolute refractory period. C. spatial summation. D. temporal summation.
Tabitha was not quite sure how she felt about the new health care law signed by President Obama
She was leaning toward the idea that the health care bill was a good one, but she was still not completely for it. After discussing the bill with her four roommates, who were all in full support of the new legislation, Tabitha became a strong supporter of the new bill. What psychological phenomenon just occurred that caused Tabitha to solidify her point of view? a) group polarization b) social loafing c) the actor-observer effect d) social facilitation