Experiments are designed to minimize other possible explanations for the results of the study besides the causal factor(s) tested in the study. In correlational studies, we do the same.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The parents of four-year-old Sam are concerned because their son wets his bed most nights. They have heard stories describing the future of children who wet their beds. They seek the advice of their physician who finds that Sam has no medical problems
that might cause this bedwetting. What is the physician likely to say? a. Sam probably also meets the criteria for encopresis. b. Sam has not yet reached the age at which bedwetting is considered abnormal. c. Sam is probably just going through the beginning stages of oppositional defiant disorder. d. Sam probably suffers from autistic disorder, and the bedwetting reflects his immaturity.
__________is an unselfish concern for the welfare of others
A) Altruism B) Hedonism C) Primacy D) Recency E) Select
Dr. Alfonso investigates the cause of psychological disorders. Dr. Alfonso's field of specialization is known as ______ psychology.
a. abnormal b. developmental c. medical d. pathological
Which of the following statements about creative people is TRUE?
a. People who are geniuses, as measured by IQ tests, are almost always highly creative. b. Creative people tend to ignore irrational thoughts and downplay their own feelings and fantasies. c. Creative people tend to be more interested in truth and beauty rather than recognition or success. d. Highly creative people have a preference for simplicity.