A researcher (Phillips, 1977) analyzed the records of all motor vehicle fatalities in California in an effort to see whether some of them might actually be suicides. What research technique was he using?
a. Archival
b. Participant-Observer
c. Survey
d. Case Study
a
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When we interpret a situation as threatening and do not feel psychologically equipped to handle the situation, we experience:
A. psychosis B. stress C. motivation D. challenge
Antagonists are drugs that:
a. mimic the action of neurotransmitters b. increase the number of excitatory synapses in the brain c. block the action of neurotransmitters d. increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brain
The term pseudoscience refers to
A) the scientific study of psychology and related phenomena. B) hypotheses that have been rejected through observation and testing. C) ideas that are presented as science but in fact do not use the basic principles of scientific thinking procedure. D) the belief that the mind is separate from the body.
What is the term that describes the actions that neonates take when they extend their arms awkwardly toward an interesting object?
a. primordial grasping b. prereaching c. plantar reflex d. palmar reflex