If you are interested in conducting basic research, you might be more concerned with ________ than with ________.
A. confounding; establishing causal relationships
B. internal validity; external validity
C. external validity; internal validity
D. establishing causal relationships; confounding
Answer: B
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A. psychological factors influencing biological processes. B. biological factors influencing psychological processes. C. both of these are correct D. neither of these are correct
Which statement is true with regard to Watson’s and his students’ early studies of emotional behavior in infants?
a. They realized that the repertoire of unlearned behaviors in babies was very small. b. They could only identify three instinctive emotions initially: fear, rage, and love. c. They discovered that many reflexive behaviors, such as the strong grasp reflex, could be extinguished through a fear response. d. They found that all of the babies were afraid of stimuli such as white laboratory rats, dogs, and masks.
According to Albert Bandura, a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as
a) self-efficacy. b) locus of control. c) phenomenology. d) reciprocal determinism.
The use of force, such as spanking and pushing, to regulate children's actions is known as
A) physical control. B) emotional control. C) psychological control. D) punishment.