The goals of psychology are to
a. develop effective methods of psychotherapy and cure mental illness.
b. describe, understand, predict, and control behavior.
c. research, infer, summarize, and publish.
d. compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
B
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a. dissatisfaction with the current system b. a sense of the "good old days" c. a way to hide the change from doubters d. none of the three is a good idea
When the goal of a research study is to describe and compare different subgroups in a known population, the best strategy is to use proportionate stratified random sampling
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The main excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system that plays a role in memory and learning is
A) glutamate. B) GABA. C) acetylcholine. D) serotonin.
While studying the impact of ginkgo biloba on memory, a researcher has one group of rats on a normal diet while the other rat group is given measured doses of ginkgo biloba with their meals. While observing the rats run a complicated maze, the researcher notes that the ginkgo biloba-enhanced rats' maze is more brightly lit than the normal diet rats' maze. The difference in lighting in this study is a(n)
A. confound. B. independent variable. C. dependent variable. D. hypothesis.