Although psychology contains diverse subfields and approaches, two factors provide unity. One of these factors is that
A. psychologists' interests, activities, and values are not unified.
B. every psychologist performs research in many subfields of psychology.
C. psychologists in every subfield draw on and contribute to knowledge from other subfields.
D. psychologists use speculative methods instead of empirical methods.
Answer: C
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a. Acquisition of a conditioned response, then acquisition of a competing response b. Extinction, long delay, and then testing again c. Acquisition of a conditioned response, then testing with a different but similar stimulus d. Acquisition, then generalization, then discrimination
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a. woman from a collectivist culture b. man from a collectivist culture c. woman from an individualistic culture d. man from an individualistic culture
Laney is in an experiment. The experiment gives her some money and tells her she can keep it or send any part of it to someone else. If she decides to send money to someone else, the experimenter will triple the amount. Of course, there is no guarantee that you will get anything back. Laney is in an experiment using a ____
a. prisoner's dilemma game b. trust game c. bystander dilemma d. forgiveness game
Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding post-event information and the misinformation effect?
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