Answering the question of "how" some phenomenon can be studied is most closely associated with which goal of science?

a. The search for truth
b. Application and control
c. Measurement and description
d. Understanding and prediction


C

Psychology

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The connections between drugs of abuse and cues surrounding drug use involve activity in the ______.

A. habenula B. thalamus C. hypothalamus D. hippocampus

Psychology

Infant mortality in the United States is higher among ____ families than in ____ families, in part because ____

a. middle-SES; low-SES; middle-SES mothers are more likely to live in rural parts of the country b. middle-SES; high-SES; middle-SES fathers are more likely to be absent from the family c. high-SES; low-SES; high-SES mothers are not likely to consume fluoride in their drinking water d. low-SES; high-SES; low-SES mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care

Psychology

Tracy learned to keep her tent from sagging by strengthening connections between its support poles. For Tracy to learn, changes in her brain that involved the strengthening of connections between neurons likely occurred. This process is known as ______________.

-associative learning -long-term potentiation -latent learning -acquisition

Psychology

When Jeffrey brings children on and off of their ADHD medications to determine their behavior, he is using a single-case experimental design.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology