The best use of data bases such as PsycINFO is to _______ studies on a given problem
a. find the latest
b. find the earliest
c. determine which are the key
d. make a list of all
c
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Regarding classical conditioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Stimulus generalization helps explain the development of phobias. b. In extinction, conditioned responses gradually weaken and disappear. c. By learning to differentiate among related stimuli, animals are able to distinguish between threatening and nonthreatening situations. d. Stimulus generalization has survival value because it allows animals to generalize learned responses to originally threatening stimuli. e. Extinguished responses are forgotten if they are not reinforced.
What is a major limitation of "nationally representative" survey data? a. Minority groups are typically underrepresented
b. When minority groups are included, it is often from groups that are experiencing significant problems. c. In order to appear representative, researchers often over-include people from minority groups resulting in skewed data. d. Most people in minority groups refuse to participate in research studies.
Manny coaches a team of 10-year-old boys in baseball. When they lost to their archrivals by a score of 7-2, the boys complained that the umpire was not fair and that they would have won if they had played on their home field. This is an example of ____
a. ?correspondence bias b. ?group-serving bias c. ?just-world belief d. ?self-serving bias
Herbart was one of the first to:
a. apply a mathematical model to psychology. b. use the concept of threshold. c. claim that some ideas were innate. d. propose an experimental science of psychology.