Which of the following characterizes the majority of the research conducted in psychology?
A. quantitative research using the nomothetic approach
B. quantitative research using the idiographic approach
C. qualitative research using the nomothetic approach
D. qualitative research using the idiographic approach
A. quantitative research using the nomothetic approach
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According to the research on divided-attention tasks, when people divide their attention between two stimuli,
a. they usually perform very accurately. b. they report that their performance accuracy suffers, but in reality, they simply perform the tasks more slowly. c. they typically make more errors. d. their performance shifts from serial processing to parallel processing.
You graduated with honors from an internationally-known cooking school and cook on a regular basis for your elderly grandparents, who are both 75. They have one complaint: the food doesn't taste very good!
What is the most likely explanation for their reaction? a) They have lost their taste for spices. b) Taste receptors do not function in the elderly. c) Their sense of smell has declined dramatically. d) Changes in vision ability detract from the enjoyment of eating.
Helena first develops the ability to control her head. She then could sit up unassisted, and eventually could walk. This progression of motor development is called the ____
a. cephalocaudal principle b. thoracic torso principle c. phalange-metatarsal principle d. proximodistal principle
If a five-week-old embryo was visible, which statement would be true about sexual differentiation?
A. If male, it would be developing external genitalia. B. If female, it would be developing external genitalia. C. Sexual differentiation would be just beginning but it would be difficult to tell the sex. D. Sexual differentiation would not have started yet.