Sally proposes the idea that one's sexual history prior to marriage predicts whether one ends up getting divorced. This best represents which step of the scientific method?
A. Testing the hypothesis
B. Observing events
C. Forming a hypothesis
D. Formulating a theory
Answer: C
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If you have been deprived of the opportunity to do something, the opportunity to do it can function as a reinforcer. Which term applies to this principle?
a. Law of effect b. Blocking effect c. Schedule of reinforcement d. Disequilibrium principle
Chapter 13 examines research about the public's attitudes about the abuse of women. This research shows that
a. fewer than half of Canadian adults believe that the federal government needs to take an active role in preventing family violence b. more than 90% of US residents report that they learned information from the media about the domestic-violence problem. c. college students living in countries such as India and Japan are no more likely than US college students to believe that a man's violence toward his wife is justifiable. d. there are no significant gender differences in college students' beliefs that a man's violence toward his wife is justifiable.
Impulsivity and extreme instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood best characterize __________.
A. histrionic personality disorder B. antisocial personality disorder C. avoidant personality disorder D. borderline personality disorder
Kanza and Ranna are classmates whose parents are both originally from Iran but who moved to the United States before the children were born. They are very good friends, spend a lot of time together at school, and often get together to socialize on weekends. One day a new student joins their class, and Kanza immediately sends a note to Ranna saying, "Look at that new white girl. I bet she isn't
going to want to play with us!" Kanza's assumptions about the new classmate based strictly on her skin color demonstrate a. ethnocentrism. b. socialized paranoia. c. discrimination. d. prejudice.