Involuntary responses to certain stimuli are called __________.
a. operants
b. reflexes
c. synapses
d. diversions
Ans: b. reflexes
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______ are the type of statistics that help researchers test their hypotheses.
A. Inferential statistics B. Research reports C. Histograms D. Descriptive statistics
Which of the following titles of research projects would have the most ecological validity?
a. "Planning strategies used in grocery-store shopping" b. "Recall for nonsense words after varying delay periods" c. "Children's ability to perform abstract reasoning tasks" d. "Perception of the loudness of isolated computer-generated tones"
According to Cialdini (2003), ______.
a. messages aimed at attitude and behavior change are not likely to be effective b. better compliance is obtained by describing descriptive norms and injunctive norms that both support the sought-after behavior c. high self-monitors are less likely to follow social norms d. low self-monitors tend to rely more strongly on external attitudes and beliefs to guide their behaviors
Janelle, a divorced mother with two children, is marrying William, a divorced father with three children. Which of the following statements is most likely true?
A) It will take three to five years for Janelle and William's blended family to develop the connectedness and comfort of intact biological families. B) Practical matters, such as financial security and social acceptance, will figure less heavily into Janelle and William's marriage than in their first marriages. C) Janelle and William are less likely than never-divorced couples to view divorce as an acceptable solution when marital difficulties resurface. D) Janelle and William will experience less stress from their children than parents in an intact biological family.