In order to carefully control conditions and confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis about the causes of behavior, one must
a. engage in naturalistic observation.
b. develop a causal correlation.
c. perform an experiment.
d. conduct a survey.
c
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a. distinguish a parent's face from the face of a stranger. b. pick up a toy from a basket and put it back. c. sit up alone without support. d. speak well enough to be understood.
Which term describes how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors respond to our social world?
A. social influence B. implicit expectations C. explicit expectations D. compliance
Dr. Lowry is a neuropsychologist, and he is in charge of coordinating the treatment of a patient with a brain injury. What factor should he consider as he designs the treatment?
a. Where are the patient's specific deficits? b. What are the patient's specific strengths? c. Will the treatment require too much of the staff's time and energy? d. all of the above
When distinctiveness is ________, consensus is ________, and consistency is high, people are likely to make an external attribution
a. low; low b. low; high c. high; low d. high; high