The motivation not to experience a negative outcome is termed:
A) avoidance motivation.
B) the need for achievement.
C) explicit motivation.
D) implicit motivation.
A) avoidance motivation.
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The information-processing approach views the mind as a
A) symbol-manipulating system through which information flows. B) socially mediated process. C) collection of stimuli and responses. D) system of genetically programmed behaviors.
In a study on seasonal affective disorder treatments, Professor Miller finds
a. He has made a Type I error. b. He has made a Type II error. c. The probability that he has made a Type I error is .027. d. The probability that he has made a Type II error is .027.
Hypothetically, if all cases of Type 2 diabetes were eliminated, and Type 1 diabetes diagnoses were the same as in 2011 (CDC), how would this affect diabetes prevalence?
A) ?It would decrease diabetes cases to a small minority of what they are now. B) ?It would reduce diagnosed diabetes cases to about half what they are now. C) ?It would hardly make any difference in the total number of diabetes cases. D) ?It would lower its incidence in new cases without affecting its prevalence.
A simple effect refers to the _____ in a factorial design
a. difference between the main effect means for an independent variable b. difference between a cell mean and a grand mean c. difference between a cell mean and a main effect mean d. effect of one independent variable at only one level of another independent variable