Dr. Ahmed's current study is investigating Internet use by young adolescents in the United
States. He is concerned with the generalizability of his results. Dr. Ahmed should
a. publish his results as quickly as possible.
b. include boys in his sample as they are the prime internet users.
c. include a wide range of young teens of both genders, many ethnic groupsand economic levels.
d. change his focus to all adolescents.
c. include a wide range of young teens of both genders, many ethnic groups and economic
levels.
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Anna is 55 years old. When she was 7 years old, she saw her grandfather fall down the stairs after he had a stroke. At the time, she visited him in the hospital every day for the 6 months it took him to recover. Today, Anna has no memory of her grandfather, his stroke, or her visits to him in the hospital. According to Freud, Anna may be
a. showing signs of proactive interference. b. experiencing retrograde amnesia. c. suffering from Korsakoff's syndrome. d. using repression to push the memories out of her conscious awareness.
Seventeen-year-old Alice drinks alcohol to deal with all the things that are difficult in her life. Which approach is most likely to decrease her alcohol use?
a. engaging in therapy to learn coping skills b. learning about alcohol use in school c. practicing strategies to resist peer pressure d. having her parents take parenting classes
Steven is satisfying self-actualization needs, but his basic needs are not satisfied. Steven will most likely:
A. continue to advance up the hierarchy B. remain at the self-actualized level C. try and satisfy his esteem needs D. return to a lower level
Dr. Skinner wants a pigeon to learn to peck a button in its cage. He first records how often the pigeon pecks the button. Then, after 3 days, he begins to give food to the pigeon every time it pecks the button. The pigeon's rate of pecking the button increases. After 3 days, he quits giving the pigeon food contingent on its pecking the button. The pigeon's rate of pecking the button decreases
After 3 more days, Dr. Skinner begins giving the pigeon food for pecking the button again, and its rate of pecking increases again. What kind of experimental design has Dr. Skinner used? a. Teaching Design b. Changing Conditions Design c. AB d. ABAB