When a psychologist sets up a hypothesis testing problem, the intent is to
A) determine whether the predicted behavior will occur.
B) determine whether the opposite of the predicted behavior will occur.
C) test for two effects, the predicted behavior and the opposite behavior.
D) test the difference between two populations, regardless of the predicted behavior.
B
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a. 97.72 b. 2.28 c. 47.72 d. none of the options is correct
John Watson proposed a definition of psychology that omitted all of the following EXCEPT
a. mental processes. c. consciousness. b. behavior. d. feelings and thoughts.
Rae-Ann is a young adolescent mother living in Minneapolis. If Rae-Ann is like most young mothers raising a daughter alone, she has a high likelihood of
a. going to college this fall. b. being a high school dropout. c. working at a high paying job. d. giving her child up for adoption.
After 2- to 6-month-olds forget an operant response, ________
A. they need only a brief prompt to reinstate the memory B. they reinstate the memory after a few days if an adult provides a reminder C. it takes months for them to reinstate the memory, whether adult-provided reminders are present or not D. they are unable to remember it without extensive training