Trevor plans to study the relationship between people's responses to highly stressful situations and their overall health. He decides he must use correlational research, rather than experimental research, to investigate this problem. Trevor most likely chose a correlational method because correlational studies
a. tend to be more accurate than experiments.
b. have higher internal validity than experiments when there are two dependent variables.
c. can be used to study either positive or negative relationships, whereas experiments can only be used to study positive relationships.
d. can be used to investigate factors that would be unethical to manipulate in an experimental study.
D
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Polly believes that feminist goals can be best achieved by passing laws to guarantee women equal educational and workplace opportunities. Polly represents which approach to feminism?
a. cultural feminism b. liberal feminism c. radical feminism d. women-of-color feminism
Monica has always been told how beautiful she is. As she reaches age 50, she still feels like she did when she was 20, but she is increasingly concerned about her appearance and is experiencing considerable distress related to her self-concept. Why is she having so much difficulty?
a. Women tend to have more youthful identities and perceive a greater disparity between how they feel and what they see in the mirror, leading to distress. b. Monica receives all of her validation based on her looks. c. Women tend be more influenced by social perception than they do their own personal views of themselves. d. Women are not valued in Western cultures for aging
Krokim studies how animals marking their territory contributes to their ability to attract a mate. Krokim’s research interests most closely reflect the approach of __________
a. dualism b. structuralism c. functionalism d. gestalt psychology
Experimental research requires the examination of the responses of _____ group(s).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).