Most psychological research is undertaken with the hope of
a. proving the null hypothesis.
b. proving the alternative hypothesis.
c. rejecting the null hypothesis.
d. discovering ultimate truth.
C
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According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, when people protest and have objections to either learning about their impending death, or the manner of their impending death, they are in which stage of dealing with death?
A. denial B. bargaining C. anger D. depression
Which of the following would most likely qualify as true imitation?
a. A monkey learns to fear a snake after observing its mother’s reaction. b. A blackbird learns to mob owls after watching other birds do it. c. A rat develops an aversion to a food it was eating with a companion after seeing the companion get sick. d. A dog pushes a screen out of the way of food to the left after seeing another dog move the screen that way.
Which of the following is not a limitation of Seligman’s preparedness theory
A. People can develop phobias of stimuli that are non-threatening to humans B. Certain phobias are more common than others C. Elephant and woolly-mammoth phobias are rare D. It is not possible to prove what posed specific threats to our ancestors
A psychological disorder characterized by episodes of anxiety, sleeplessness, and nightmares resulting from some disturbing event in the past is called ______ disorder
a. generalized anxiety c. panic b. posttraumatic stress d. narcoleptic