In order to test the validity of a theory, developmental researchers must
a. test it scientifically. c. make conclusions.
b. test it only once. d. never test it again.
a
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A group of research participants are placed alone in quiet cubicles where their arms are bandaged and they hear nothing but the sound of a dull, continuous hum. This method is used to study the effects of
a. relaxation. c. sensory overload. b. conditioning. d. sensory deprivation.
Evolutionary psychologists have been charged with using ______. An example would be taking a current behavior or ability, such as intelligence, and then speculating why it was adaptive thousands of years ago. Then that speculation, or inference, is treated as though it was actually the cause of what it was inferred from.
a. just-so stories b. circular arguments c. scientific fictions d. fictional realism
Maya is in labor and her obstetrician decides to use a local anesthetic to help her cope with the pain. The obstetrician injects an anesthetic into her Alcock's canal and her external genitals become numb. The obstetrician has most likely used a(n) _____
A) epidural block B) pudendal block C) spinal block D) femoral nerve block
Mohammed’s friends are all on the baseball team. Mohammed doesn’t particularly like baseball but decides to try out for the team anyway because he wants to be with his friends. According to Maslow, Mohammed’s desire to try out for the team reflects which level of the hierarchy of needs?
a. Safety b. Biological c. Belongingness and love d. Self-actualization