In a psychological experiment, a researcher always
a. manipulates some aspect of the environment and then measures the effect on behavior.
b. uses a control group.
c. randomly assigns participants to a minimum of three different instances of the independent variable.
d. tests the entire population.
a
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Tolman believed that:
a. learning occurs independently of reinforcement b. if no reinforcement occurs, no learning occurs c. reinforcement governs classical conditioning but not instrumental conditioning d. reinforcement governs instrumental conditioning but not classical conditioning
A law passed by Congress in 1968 concerning the Miranda warnings
A. decreed Miranda warnings illegal. B. stated that Miranda warnings must be issued only in murder cases. C. stated that Miranda warnings must be provided prior to any questioning. D. allowed federal prosecutors to use as evidence confessions obtained without first issuing Miranda warnings.
According to Lifton's account of symbolic immortality, "natural immortality" refers to
a. the continuation of one's life in what one creates b. some form of personal afterlife c. the continuation of one's life in one's biological descendants d. a life continued in a different, spiritual world e. the continuation of one's life in the physical world around us