A researcher studies the relationship between two variables and determines the likelihood that a change in one variable will result in a change in the other. What type of research is this person conducting?
experimental
correlational
observational
descriptive
correlational
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Ryland wants to study the subfield of psychology that is most closely related to social psychology. According to the text, she should focus on ____ psychology because its theories complement social psychology very well
a. clinical b. cognitive c. personality d. evolutionary
Which of the following is true about replication in experimental research?
A. We often use different experimental methods to reach different conclusions. B. We deal with the problem of prediction versus hindsight by replicating the results of original research. C. We often use participant populations different from those used in the original research. D. We tend to explain effect after the data are in.
Dis-identification can occur when
A) children begin to think of themselves as "dumb" when they do poorly on tests. B) women who are good at math feel that they do not fit the female stereotype. C) people feel that they are being discriminated against because of racial or gender stereotypes. D) children begin to believe that intelligence can change over time.
The three prenatal stages, in order, are:
a. germinal, fetal, embryonic. c. germinal, embryonic, fetal. b. meiotic, embryonic, fetal. d. embryonic, fetal, meiotic.