Harlow's research with infant monkey's and mechanical surrogate mothers showed that
monkeys have a biological need for
a. sucking.
b. smiling.
c. crying.
d. cuddling.
e. looking.
d. cuddling.
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A divide between parents and adolescents in their attitudes, values, aspirations, and worldviews is known as __________.
A. autonomy B. maturity C. communication breakdown D. generation gap
According to Professor Sandoval, the development of inheritable traits that helped our biological ancestors survive might help explain commonalities in human behavior today. She is most likely to consider herself a(n) ________
a. epigenesist. b. evolutionary psychologist. c. empiricist. d. sociocultural psychologist.
"When a researcher correctly employs the principles of empiricism, (s)he guarantees that the information they acquire will be completely accurate." Which of the following is true of this statement?
a. This statement is true, because the use of empiricism helped eliminate all of the research errors caused by the use of dogmatism. b. This statement is false because there is no way to guarantee with certainty that the information one gathers is accurate. c. This statement is only true when you gather data from a very small sample of research participants, because then the chance of research error drops. d. This statement is only true when you use a correlational design, but it is not true when you use an experimental design.
Your professor asks you to create a study that includes priming. Which of these studies fulfills that criterion?
A. showing subjects the color green before asking them to identify the word "orange" B. showing subjects the color red before asking them to identify the word "strawberry" C. asking subjects to list all the words that come to mind when they hear the word "fruit" D. inviting subjects to talk about their favorite and least favorite fruits