A researcher observing children and recording only those details that match his expectations would be
a. exhibiting the observer effect.
b. exhibiting the observer bias.
c. conducting a scientific survey.
d. conducting a case study.
B
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a. ?holding everyone responsible for their actions (even those who meet legal criteria for insanity) b. ?requiring the defendant to prove that she or he was insane at the time of the crime c. ?eliminating the irresistible-impulse criterion from the definition of insanity d. ?allowing verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill"
U. S. presidents __________ were instrumental in providing the political leadership to get the community psychology movement underway
a. Nixon and Ford b. Carter and Reagan c. Kennedy and Johnson d. none of the above
All of the following are problems observed to result from learning disorders EXCEPT
A. low employment. B. school dropout. C. drug abuse. D. suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide.
Independent variable is to dependent variable as
a. control is to manipulation. b. experiments are to surveys. c. manipulation is to control. d. research is to theory.