Professor Perdomo has instituted a program that he has determined will improve the memories of his psychology students. This is an example of which goal of psychology?
a) prediction
b) influence
c) explanation
d) description
b
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Franklin suffers from schizophrenia and requires medication. The best person for Franklin to consult would be a(n):
A. clinical psychologist B. experimental psychologist C. cognitive psychologist D. psychiatrist
Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the scientist-practitioner gap?
a. the rise of professional schools b. proliferation of new therapies c. a lack of empirical assessment of therapy d. unequal salaries of academic and applied psychologists
One way to reduce the incidence of obesity in adolescence is to have teens engage in "regular activity.". Which of the following defines such activity?
a. Exercise must last for at least 60 minutes, two times per week. b. Exercise must occur at least five times a week c. Exercise must burn at least 250 calories. d. Exercise must last for 30 minutes, three times per week.
In various countries, a strong positive correlation of age with moral reasoning maturity has been reported. This outcome ____ Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory
a. supports b. is theoretically neutral toward c. partly supports and also partly disconfirms d. disconfirms