A sample whose characteristics are the same as those of the population it is intended to reflect is called a ____ sample.
a) representative
b) characteristic
c) typical
d) prototypical
Ans: a) representative
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The tendency for the sex drive to be shaped and altered by social, cultural, and situational factors refers to ____
a. erotic plasticity b. the Coolidge effect c. excitation transfer theory d. the broaden-and-build theory
Dr. McKenzie is performing a study to determine which brain regions are most active when participants recall traumatic events. To do this, he injects them with radioactive glucose
The slight radioactivity allows him to track the glucose using a _____________________ to determine which brain regions are using glucose at a fast rate. FIll in the blank with correct word.
What approach to psychology uses diagrams to symbolize and explain the relationships of variables such as learning, motivation, and tension on behavior?
a. topological psychology c. analytic psychology b. cognitive mapping d. cognitive psychology
Your little brother has a big ball of clay. While he watches, you roll the ball of clay into a long snakelike shape. He begins to cry because he thinks he has less clay now. Which of Piaget's stages is your brother likely to be in?
a) sensorimotor b) preoperational c) formal operational d) concrete operational