What is the most popular method of testing ideas in social psychology?
a. meta-analysis
b. descriptive research
c. correlational research
d. experiments
d
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The fact that the correlation in weight between identical twins reared apart is higher than that between fraternal twins reared together suggests that weight is
a. influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors. b. influenced more by environmental factors than by genetics. c. affected equally by genetics and environmental factors. d. not affected by either genetics or environmental factor.
A rat is trained to press a lever for a small amount of food. While pressing the lever at a steady rate, the rat is presented with a tone-light stimulus that had been previously paired with foot-shock. When the tone-light stimulus is on, the rat decreases its rate of lever pressing. This decrease is an example of
a. sign tracking. b. suppression. c. conditioned repression. d. unconditioned fear responding.
Brooke knew smoking kills a lot of people once they get older. But smoking just felt good when Brooke was with her friends. Adolescents often weigh the ______________of behaviors such as smoking behavior more heavily than the risks
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Which of the following is true with respect to sexual orientation?
A. A large proportion of individuals have at least one homosexual experience, especially in adolescence. B. Bisexuality is more common among males than among females. C. Homosexual individuals tend to have many more sexual partners than heterosexuals. D. Researchers now believe that there is little need to understand heterosexuality, seeing it is considered the "base" sexual orientation.