Which of the following topics would be most appropriate to study as an independent variable in an experimental design?
a. participant race
b. participant intelligence
c. participant gender
d. participant mood
d
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a. the more exposed we are to a stimulus, the less sensitive we become to it. b. punishment inhibits aggressive behavior. c. viewing violence primes aggressive behavior. d. viewing violence increases arousal.
Consider the transcript below of a therapy session with a therapist (T) and a 14-year-old
client (C) who was diagnosed with depression. C: "My father hates the way I dress. He thinks that I wear stupid clothes". T: "Did he tell you that?" C: "No" T: "Then why do you think that?" C: "Because yesterday he told me to change my sweater before I went to school." T: "Did he give you a reason for his request?" C: "Yes, he said that it was wrinkled." T: "Did he sayanythingelse?" C: "He asked me to put myblue sweater on. He really likes that one." T: "So he had a good reason to ask you to change your sweater." The therapist in this example ismost likely using a form of a. Beck's cognitive therapy for depression. b. client-centered therapy. c. covert sensitization. d. rational-emotive therapy. e. Gestalt therapy.
Giving a car dealer a bonus after every three cars she/he sells is an example of a fixed interval schedule
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to the article Going to Pot, about adolescent drug use, psychologists observed the participants
engaging in some tasks and rated their personalities using (a) the California Adult Q Sort (b) the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (c) the Edwards Personal Preference Inventory (d) the Thematic Apperception Test