Sid is taking part in research on the effects of sleep deprivation; he has been without sleep for 75 hours. Right now researchers have asked him to sit in front of a computer screen and hit a button each time he sees the letter S on the screen
A few days ago, Sid was a whiz at this task; however, he is doing very poorly today. How are sleep researchers likely to explain Sid's poor performance?
a) Due to the sleep deprivation, Sid does not understand the task
b) Microsleeps are occurring due to the sleep deprivation and he is asleep for brief periods of time
c) He is determined to ruin the research because of the suffering he is enduring at the hands of the researchers
d) He is probably dreaming that he is somewhere else and has no interest in responding to the "here and now"
b
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A. correlational B. experimental C. observational D. longitudinal
At each life stage, which of the following must be mastered for optimal development?
a. developmental initiatives b. developmental tasks c. personality crises d. personality skills
Developmental psychologists have attempted to identify the effects of many specific childrearing practices on children's personality traits. The problem with this line of research, which was discussed in the textbook, is that:
a. parents who use physical punishment won't be honest with the researchers. b. psychologists cannot agree on whether to use cross-sectional or longitudinal approaches. c. it is difficult to recruit parents to serve as participants in this research. d. parents are inconsistent from day to day and over the years.
The two major ways that a person may self-handicap are ________ and ________
a. using upward social comparison; avoiding downward social comparison b. creating real obstacles to success; making excuses in advance c. avoiding the frontstage region; seeking out the backstage region d. making internal attributions for failure; making external attributions for success