Dr. Goldberg introduces irrelevant stimuli into a task and records how well children attend to its central elements. Dr. Goldberg is probably studying
A) adaptability of attention.
B) memory strategies.
C) selectivity of attention.
D) elaboration.
C
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To do research on the psychological effects of birth order, what should a researcher do? a. Limit the study to people who attended public schools
b. Limit the study to people whose parents are happily married. c. Limit the study to people from families with at least two children. d. Limit the study to people who are known to be similar to one another in personality.
The process by which we make judgments about the demands of potentially stressful events as well as our ability to meet those demands is called
a. coping. b. subjective well-being. c. appraisal. d. stress-and-coping process.
Which of the following correctly describes the effect of increasing the alpha level (for example, from .01 to .05)?
a. Increase the likelihood of rejecting H0 and increase the risk of a Type I error b. Decrease the likelihood of rejecting H0 and increase the risk of a Type I error c. Increase the likelihood of rejecting H0 and decrease the risk of a Type I error d. Decrease the likelihood of rejecting H0 and decrease the risk of a Type I error
After watching a basketball game, a group of fifth graders go to the gym to play. Each one of them tries to model what they saw at the game. The cognitive factor most illustrated here is:
A. locus of control B. sublimation C. delay of gratification D. observational learning