If American children Nicholas (a boy) and Alexandra (a girl) are typical of other members of their sex, then you would predict that
a. Nicholas would likely be more cooperative.
b. Alexandra would show more interest in caring for an infant.
c. Nicholas would be more cautious.
d. Alexandra would be more likely to be learning disabled.
b
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Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a "standard" line and "comparison" lines) showed that
a. subjects yielded to group pressure in only ten percent of the critical test trials. b. subjects were not nervous or upset about making judgments different from the group. c. 75 percent of the subjects yielded to group pressure at least once. d. when tested alone only five percent of the subjects made errors of judgment.
After watching cats escape from puzzle boxes, Thorndike concluded that the cats gained an understanding of how to escape
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which statement best captures the basic idea underlying the experimental method?
a. Sample participants carefully observe their behavior and report the results. b. One should describe and measure behavior under a wide variety of uncontrolled conditions. c. It is important to manipulate an independent variable to look for an effect on a dependent variable. d. A researcher manipulates a dependent variable to look for an effect on an independent variable.
One study found that for every hour of playing an educational DVD to your 10-month old they will:
a. increase the words they understand significantly. b. increase the words they understand by 8-16 words. c. decrease the words they understand by 8-16 words. d. decrease the words they understand by over 20 words.