If a psychologist gave one group of rats extra handling and an enriched environment and deprived a second group of rats, then measured how quickly each group learned a maze,he or she would be engaged in ______
a. naturalistic observation
b. a controlled experiment
c. correlational research
d. field research
b
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A psychologist collects data from a large number of people. She places each person on a continuum ranging from high to low conscientiousness and makes predictions about how people in the high range will act compared to those in the low range. This psychologist is using which approach to understanding personality?
A. Type approach B. Nomothetic approach C. Idiographic approach D. Common trait approach
You are a principal trying to develop a policy on extracurricular participation at school so as to promote school effectiveness. How would you justify to parents the desire to allow participation even if academics are lagging for an individual student?
What will be an ideal response?
A theory that explains and predicts behavior is useful for
a. translating ideas into applications. b. translating theories into hypotheses. c. turning hypotheses into social policy. d. turning research methods into training programs.
Therapy for sexual dysfunctions such as hypoactive sexual desire disorder can best be described as
A. well studied and widely available. B. well studied but only available in specialty clinics. C. not well studied and not available in all locations. D. not well studied but generally available everywhere.