After research shows that anxiety can be reduced through a new type of cognitive therapy, therapists begin using the technique more frequently. This illustrates which of the following objectives of psychological research?
a. explanation
b. control or influence
c. description
d. prediction
B
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a. to enhance the United States' reputation abroad and counter the image of the United States as the "Great Satan" b. to better coordinate communications among the nearly two dozen U.S. intelligence agencies c. to improve international coordination in counterterrorism efforts d. to downplay China's human rights abuses and build public support for trade relations with China
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies is elected through a __________ electoral system
a. single-member district b. first-past-the-post c. single-transferable-vote d. state-level proportional representation
When industries seek to influence a state's foreign economic policy, they __________.
A. all have a common goal B. often face other industries with different goals C. rely on their labor unions to develop appropriate strategies and goals D. usually are seeking protection from foreign competitors
How does the American two-party system facilitate or hinder democracy? Compare the U.S. electoral system to multiparty systems
How did the American electoral system arise, and who has manipulated it? Offer an analysis of the potential for realistic pro-democratic change in the U.S. electoral system. What will be an ideal response?