How do cognitive psychologists study mental processes?
a) They administer personality tests to individuals.
b) They infer mental processes from observable behaviors.
c) They correlate mental processes with specific EKG recordings.
d) They study physiological indicators in the periphery of the body.
B
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What is one way to reduce the chance that a study you are conducting proves unethical?
A. consult with individuals outside of the experimental field, like businessmen or librarians B. use an institutional review board to approve the ethics before starting the experiment C. establish federal funding for the experiment D. use guidelines suggested by previous studies, especially early, foundational studies
Given a narrow definition of forensic psychology, which of the following would NOT be considered a part of forensic psychology?
A. Assessment of competency B. Expert testimony on rape trauma syndrome C. Expert testimony on eyewitness accuracy D. Evaluation for child-custody determination
According to the text, the cost of the Nurse-Family Partnership program described is about __________ per family served and the benefit to society is about _________ per family served
a. $13,000; $70,000 b. $34,000; $10,000 c. $50,000; $60,000 d. $80,000; $250,000
Which of the following factors was NOT necessary to ensure the internal validity of the Latané and Darley "seizure" study described in the text? They
a. made sure their conditions varied on only the key variable. b. made sure that the seizure overheard by participants was identical for everyone. c. randomly assigned participants to groups or conditions. d. asked participants about their knowledge of epilepsy before beginning the experiment.