If you are conducting research to determine why people tend to be more aggressive when they are uncomfortable, then you are attempting to meet which goal in psychology?
a. prediction
b. description
c. control
d. understanding
D
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How did Sternberg include the notion of confluence into his theory?
a. He believed that several factors combined to create intelligence. b. He saw intelligence as based on cultural differences. c. He suggested that the presence of a member of the same race would improve the intelligence score of children from minority groups. d. He saw intelligence as a "use it or lose it" proposition.
Are actual members of a category that a person has encountered in the past
a. Icons b. Prototypes c. Units d. Exemplars
A good balance of ________ goals and ________ goals is ideal in adolescence
a. mastery/work-avoidance b. mastery/performance c. work-avoidance/performance d. extrinsic/work-avoidance
The abstinence-only sex-education program that was widely promoted in the United States in 1998 resulted in
a dramatic reduction in sexual activity by teenagers. a reduced incidence of sexual activity by teenagers. no significant impact on sexual activity by teenagers. increased sexual activity by teenagers.