A researcher was interested in whether extraversion is related to drug use. He administered a measure of extraversion, along with a questionnaire regarding drug use, to 200 respondents, then looked at the relationship between the scores on two measures. This is an example of __________ research.
a. correlational
b. post hoc
c. experimental
d. descriptive
e. none of the above
Ans: a. correlational
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A. Parents tend to feel jealousy over the achievement. B. Females are more vulnerable "out there" in the world. C. Traditional families still feel that women do not need an education. D. Mothers become jealous of the opportunities they were given.
During an identity moratorium, adolescents typically
ignore their future roles and responsibilities. attempt to fill the role they are in, but consider it temporary. think in very simple, uncomplicated ways. experience a type of adolescent schizophrenia.
You are at a playground with your little brother, and you hear a child yell, "Mom!" You notice a dozen women pause in their conversations, turning their heads to see if it was their child calling for them. This is an example of ______.
A. the cocktail party effect B. the bottleneck of attention C. a consistent mapping condition D. a shadowing task
Barry, a proud, expecting father, imagines his soon-to-be first daughter in glowing terms: "She'll be gorgeous, I just know it. Glowing skin, pretty brown eyes, beautifully-shaped head, well-proportioned body."
your job to tell Barry what a newborn really looks like. What do you say? What will be an ideal response?