Design a fictitious experiment, making sure to include the independent and dependent variables (and their operational definitions), the ways you would assign people to your experimental and control groups, the potential extraneous variables you would control for, and the ways you would ensure that the research was not influenced by different types of bias.
What will be an ideal response?
Check each proposed experiment to make sure the student identifies a hypothesis, independent and dependent variables (and their operational definitions), random assignment, and any potential controls they will build in to their experiment. They should address potential experimenter bias, demand characteristics, and confounds.
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a. Frustration b. Tiredness c. Relaxation d. Astonishment
Which of the following statements about the genetic code is most true?
A. Every human shares the same genetic code. B. Every human has a slightly different genetic code. C. Humans of the same race have the same genetic code. D. Humans of the same sex have the same genetic code.
Regarding paranoid psychosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Persons with paranoid psychosis are rarely treated because they often do not believe that they need help. b. Persons with paranoid psychosis frequently lead lonely, isolated, and humorless lives dominated by constant suspicion and hostility. c. The delusions of persons with paranoid psychosis are usually more bizarre and unrealistic than those delusions experienced by persons with paranoid schizophrenia. d. Although they are not necessarily dangerous, people with paranoid psychosis could be moved to violence by their irrational fears to defend themselves.
The basic idea regarding assertive techniques is that each assertive action is practiced
a. using a different tone of voice. b. with and without gestures. c. as if reacting to a high status or a low status person. d. until it can be repeated even under stress.