The observation that people who experience a greater number of life changes are more likely to suffer from a psychological health problem compared to people who experience fewer life changes should be interpreted with caution because the relationship __________.
A. is correlational
B. is experimental
C. invalidates a cause and effect relationship
D. is the result of randomly assigning research participants to experimental conditions
Answer: A
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In what significant ways do correlational research designs differ from experimental research designs?
A. Correlational research does not require the selection of a sample to study. B. Correlational research does not generate hypotheses. C. There is no comparison group in correlational research. D. There is no manipulation of variables in correlational research.
At each psychosexual stage of development, a different body area serves as the main source of pleasure, frustration, and self-expression and is known as a(n)
a. fixation. b. archetype. c. erogenous zone. d. condition of worth.
A mother wakes up in the middle of the night when she hears her 2-year-old daughter crying in the adjacent bedroom. In the morning, she does not have any memory of having woken up the previous night. Which level of consciousness is illustrated in this scenario?
A) minimal consciousness B) full consciousness C) dynamic unconsciousness D) REM consciousness
According to social learning theorists, __________
A) morality has a unique course of development B) prosocial acts often occur spontaneously in early childhood C) moral behavior is acquired through modeling D) guilt is the only force that compels us to act morally