Your textbook discussed research methods in the area of psychology of women. According to this discussion, the term "operational definition" describes
a. instructions about how to operate the appropriate equipment that will be used in the study.
b. how researchers measure the relevant variables.
c. specifications about the kinds of people who will participate in the study.
d. the specific methods that will be used to recruit participants.
B
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If human hunger was entirely regulated by biological factors, what would happen to your weight?
A. Your weight would remain at the optimum weight. B. Your weight would randomly fluctuate. C. Your weight would stay about the same. D. Your weight would probably increase.
The fact that a person can drive a car for a long distance and not be aware of the fact that he or she is steering and using the brakes exemplifies:
a. mental chronometry and an unconscious inference. b. mental chronometry and a determining tendency. c. a mental set and an unconscious inference. d. a mental set and a determining tendency.
With respect to the question of therapeutic effectiveness, researchers today are most concerned with asking
a. whether or not psychotherapy works. b. why psychotherapy works and the effectiveness of specific treatments with specific problems and patients. c. what psychotherapy has contributed to the outpatient movement in the United States. d. how much does psychotherapy cost.
Karla can speed on a certain stretch of the highway without being ticketed, yet she decides not to speed because it is unlawful. Karla's reasoning reflects ________ reasoning.
a. formal conventional b. postconventional c. conventional d. preconventional