A critical question you should ask yourself when evaluating a method section is:
A. why did the author choose the measures he or she did?
B. does the method used allow for an unambiguous test of the stated hypotheses?
C. who conducted this research?
D. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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a. psychological reactance. b. compliance. c. obedience. d. conformity.
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a. based on psychodynamic assumptions b. usually considered a form of chemical castration c. an example of aversive behavior rehearsal d. one that often backfires because many exhibitionists enjoy the procedure
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a. ?Watson's; equipotentiality b. ?Lashley's; equipotentiality c. ?Lashley's; mass action d. ?Jastrow's; cortical substitution e. ?Jastrow's; mass action