Dr. Elmo is studying individuals' learned dispositions to respond to people, objects, or institutions in a positive or negative way. Dr. Elmo is studying
a. cognitive dissonance
b. socialization
c. attitudes.
d. attributions.
ANSWER: c
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a. The observed frequencies are consistently larger than the expected frequencies. b. The expected frequencies are consistently larger than the observed frequencies. c. There are large differences between the observed and expected frequencies. d. The researcher made a mistake; the value of chi-square cannot be negative.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. focusing on details. b. imagery and visual abilities. c. sequential processing. d. all of these skills.
Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, there was a movement to determine the effectiveness of medical and psychological treatments in a scientific manner. In psychology, treatments that have scientific evidence that the treatment is effective are called ______.
a. empirically based treatments b. systematically supported treatments c. research-based treatments d. evidence-based treatments