Which of the following is not a criterion of scientific investigations?
a. problems must be solvable
b. observations must be conducted systematically
c. researchers must agree regarding how data should be interpreted
d. research findings must be publicly verifiable
e. conclusions must be based on empirical observation
c
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a. incestuous sex b. date rape c. sadomasochism d. violent voyeurism
Explain the proximal similarity model with an example
What will be an ideal response?
Bill is a retired aircraft mechanic, who has agreed to talk to a group of high school students about the early days of commercial aviation. Bill is concerned that any slip in his memory will confirm the belief that all older people are forgetful. Because he is anxious and preoccupied about possible memory lapses, Bill actually does have problems with his memory. This illustrates that
a. negative stereotypes can have a self-fulfilling quality. b. most stereotypes have some degree of truth to them. c. all older people have frequent memory lapses. d. stereotypes are never positive.
When an extinction burst occurs, it suggests that the organism ____
a. ?has learned to expect reinforcement b. ?no longer expects reinforcement c. ?has learned to expect punishment d. ?no longer expects punishment