Which of the three metatheories emphasize individual's genetically predetermined patterns of development, which are revealed through maturation and influenced by stimulation from the environment?
a) Mechanistic Metatheory
b) Organismic Metatheory
c) Contextual Metatheory
d) None of the above
Answer: b
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In an experiment by Isen, how did induced positive affect through the finding of a coin affect human behavior?
A. Those who found the coin behaved more selfishly. B. Those who found the coin were more likely to help someone in need. C. Those who found the coin were ambivalent to the person in need. D. Those who found the coin acted more aggressively.
Olivia was told that her newborn daughter had an Apgar score of 8. She should be
a. mourning, because her daughter died. b. extremely concerned, because her daughter is in a life-threatening state and requires emergency medical care. c. worried, because her daughter needs special attention and care. d. happy, because her daughter is in good physical condition.
Which of the following statements about online communication is true?
A) Due to cyber laws protecting minors, few U.S. teens encounter sexually obscene or harassing remarks in chat rooms. B) Well-adjusted teenagers are more likely than troubled adolescents to report that they have formed close online friendships or romances. C) As the amount of instant messaging between preexisting friends increases, their perceptions of intimacy in the relationship decrease. D) In unmonitored chat rooms, teenagers are likely to encounter degrading racial and ethnic slurs and sexually obscene and harassing remarks.
A good control group ________
a) contains at least one confound b) has a limited number of dependent variables c) has a limited number of research participants d) holds constant all variables in the experiment