A hypothesis is best defined as a
A. variable that is specified on the basis of the procedures that will be used to measure it.
B. prediction, stemming from a theory, stated in a way that allows it to be tested.
C. procedure in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when exposed to a stimulus.
D. broad and general explanation of a phenomenon of interest.
Answer: B
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____ theory combines the personal dispositions of the perceiver with a weighted average of the target person's characteristics
a. Fundamental attribution error b. Information integration c. Motivational bias d. Covariation
Which statement about neurotransmitters is accurate?
a. Neurotransmitters are released by dendrites and reabsorbed by the neuron body. b. Abnormalneurotransmitter levels may be associated with symptoms of mental disorders. c. Neurotransmitters have only excitatory effects on the human nervous system. d. Neurotransmitters send neural impulses to the axons of receiving neurons.
Since hallucinogens alter sensory perceptions and produce sensory distortions, they are also called , a word that literally means "mind revealing."
a. speed. b. psychedelics. c. narcotics. d. opioids. e. intoxicants.
Like Freud's original theory, the neo-Freudian approach can be criticized for
A. a lack of scientific evidence. B. being more descriptive than scientific. C. incomplete or limited accounts of personality. D. all of the above