Researchers have become increasingly interested in the effects fathering has on the
development of children. Flouri (2005) found that father involvement:
a. protected daughters against marriage.
b. was associated with low risk for delinquency in sons.
c. was associated with homelessness in sons.
d. was associated with higher divorce rates.
b
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When an investigator devises different conditions and then compares the outcomes of the participants exposed to those different conditions in order to see how behavior is affected, what is this is called?
A. hypothesis B. experiment C. theory D. treatment
Which type of theorist would be most likely to argue that watching videos in which males are rewarded for sexual violence would directly lead to them engaging in violent sex acts in order to be manly?
a. A psychodynamic theorist b. A biosocial theorist c. A social learning theorist d. A humanist
A recent concern about the use of SSRIs for treating depression is ____
a. their potential for addiction b. that their use may result in tremors and blurred vision c. the potential for suicide among young people d. that their use may result in an lethal tyramine-cheese reaction
Psychology and philosophy may deal with similar issues, but psychology:
a. emphasizes the use of the scientific method b. developed before philosophy c. studies only behavior, not the mind d. studies abnormal behavior rather than normal behavior