Some procedures which measure reaction time are problematic in that they allow
participants to become familiar with an apparatus or the given task. Which of the
following can decrease the likelihood of confounds regarding the above issues?
A) Using a quasi-experimental design
B) Using a within-subjects design
C) Using a functional design
D) Using a tachistoscope in your design
D
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According to research on the effects of social environment on personality, _____
a. Canadians from minority groups with strongest ethnic identities were highest in self-esteem and subjective well-being c. extraversion was found to be higher in the western regions of the United States b. neuroticism is higher in the northwestern and southwestern states of the United States d. children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods are likely to show adaptive tendencies characterized by high resilience
Which of the following statements is true regarding Freud's concept of repression?
a. The desire to avoid painful memories motivates repression. b. Repression is an attempt to remove painful memories from conscious awareness. c. Evidence for repression is weak. d. All of these.
One child breaks 15 dishes accidentally, and another child breaks one dish while attempting to steal money from the family change jar. Using the moral judgment of a concrete operational child, whose deed is naughtier?
a. the child who breaks the most dishes b. the child who broke the dishes while attempting to steal c. the child who broke the dishes accidentally d. the child who broke the dishes deliberately
Good nutrition is linked to which of the following?
a. social and emotional functioning c. ethnicity/race b. learning disabilities d. genes