Emily came to see her advisor about doing a research study for her Ph.D. dissertation. "What are you going to investigate?" he asked. "I believe that drinking orange juice before an IQ test will raise a person's score," she said. Emily's answer constitutes a(n) ____
a. idiographic orientation
b. hypothesis
c. operational definition
d. theory
b
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Which social influence technique is based on commitment and consistency?
a. the door-in-the-face technique b. the pique technique c. the disrupt-then-reframe technique d. the foot-in-the-door technique
Albert Bandura believed that our behaviors could be influenced by:
A. observations, imitation, and thought processes in addition to the environment B. understanding our reflexive actions C. introspection D. dream analysis
Alcoholism specialists who believe alcoholism is a disease argue that chronic alcohol use ____
a. changes cerebral functioning in fundamental and long-lasting ways b. can be cured by the use of medications like Antabuse. c. can be controlled through controlled, moderate alcohol use d. can largely be accounted for by a single mutated gene
According to the text, creative problem solving begins with
a. testing out possible solutions. b. adopting a questioning attitude. c. gathering information. d. generating alternatives. e. avoiding getting stuck in mental sets.