The case study and the single-participant experiment are two examples of ____
a. epidemiological research
b. experimental studies
c. the nomothetic-orientation approach
d. the idiographic-orientation approach
d
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a. acetylcholine c. serotonin b. dopamine d. norepinephrine
Which activity indicates the most equitable division of labor between parents?
a. Vacuuming the carpet b. Repairing the drain c. Responding to the doorbell d. Decorating the living room
The first few times Jarrad met Maggie, she smiled and was extremely nice. Now every
time Jarrad sees her, he feels happy and excited. His attitude toward Maggie reflects a. modeling. b. direct classical conditioning. c. vicarious classical conditioning. d. direct operant conditioning. e. vicarious operant conditioning.
According to the chapter They Don't Look the Same to Meabout homogeneity and heterogeneity biases,
the researchers were not interested in Galvanic skin response (GSR). Why did they connect participants to a machine that measured it? (a) the researchers wereinitially interested in GSR, but then changed their minds (b) the researchers wanted to distract the participants from figuring out the study hypotheses, which could bias their results (c) the researchers collectedGSR data for another research project they were working on (d) the researcher assistants mistakenly administered the GSR to participants instead of an electroencephalogram (EEG)