Dr. Kelly was interested in examining the effects of high and low quality after-school programs on children's social competence. Since the children were already attending their respective programs when the project began, Dr. Kelly had to take advantage of the natural separation of the participants into different groups and conduct a
a. quasi-experiment. c. naturalistic observation.
b. meta-analysis. d. structured observation.
A
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a. the inability of the brain to handle more than one message at a time. b. faulty transmission of neural impulses. c. the brain's ability to give some messages priority while putting others on hold. d. a mismatch between the sensory systems.
If you lived your entire life in an environment without the straight lines and walls of rectangular buildings, you probably would be less susceptible than a city dweller to the perceptual error involved in the ____
a. ?Müller -Lyer illusion b. ?moon illusion c. ?ESP illusion d. ?Ponzo illusion
Homosexuality has a genetic component
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Studies of learned helplessness use the ______ procedure
a. reward training b. escape training c. positive punishment d. negative punishment