Some psychologists are hired to give potential employees tests that determine if they will be successful in the job for which they are applying. This function speaks to the goal of _____________ in psychology
a) description
b) explanation
c) prediction
d) control
ANS: C, The test makes an assessment of future behaviors, so it is predictive in nature.
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According to your textbook, which of the following is a long-term effect associated with methamphetamine and ecstasy?
A) damage to nerve cells that transmit dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin B) increased risk of thyroid cancer C) permanent psychosis D) there are no known long term risks associated with these drugs.
An evolutionary perspective on groups assumes that
a. humans acquire their social tendencies through learning and experience. b. seeking membership in groups by humans developed through evolution. c. the fittest animal is the one that is most aggressive. d. helping other people is rarely adaptive.
The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships is known as ________
A) the affiliation need B) the affect-centered model of attraction C) the proportion of similarity D) an adaptive response E) the aversion hypothesis
Brittany's dad puts her favorite stuffed elephant under the yellow blanket and no toy under the green blanket. Brittany immediately grabs the yellow blanket to look for her toy. When her dad puts the stuffed elephant under the green blanket, Brittany again looks under the yellow blanket. She is making the:
object permanence error. error of accommodation. error of assimilation. A-not-B error. A-not-B error.