Carl is conducting a study to determine the effects of the new technology-assisted learning methods among students. As part of this study, he has selected a group of university students, male and female, in the age group of 18 to 24 years. These students have been using the new methods of learning. In terms of research methodology, this group best describes a _____
A) control group
B) population
C) placebo group
D) sample
D
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Howard's hippocampus was destroyed. When you meet Howard, you teach him to play tic-tac-toe (which he has never played before). When you return to see Howard the next day, which of the following is most likely occur? (Assume that you explain the rules of tick-tack-toe to Howard again regardless of whether he recognizes you or the game.)?
a. ?Howard won't recognize you, but would be able to play tic-tac-toe. b. ?Howard will recognize you, but won’t be able to play tic-tac-toe. c. ?Howard won’t recognize you and won’t be able to play tic-tac-toe. d. ?Howard will recognize you and will be able to play tic-tac-toe.
The brain and spinal cord make up the
A) central nervous system. B) autonomic nervous system. C) peripheral nervous system. D) somatic nervous system.
You leave your six-month-old infant with a familiar babysitter. The babysitter calls you to say that the baby is crying and will not stop. Your infant's behavior is characteristic of the __________ phase of attachment
a. initial pre-attachment c. attachment-in-the-making b. ambivalent d. clear-cut-attachment
While playing poker with his friends, Matthew scratches his right leg before winning a very big hand
He decides that scratching his right leg will be his "lucky gesture," and for a long time scratches his right leg with every hand that is dealt. This silly superstition violates which rules of critical thinking? A) Correlation versus causation B) Falsifiability C) Extraordinary claims D) Occam's Razor