Research has determined that infants who are early walkers
A. may develop higher intelligence
B. do not necessarily have accelerated or refined skill performance later in life
C. will not develop verbal skills as early as late walkers
D. may develop higher intelligence AND will not develop verbal skills as early as late walkers
B
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Chapter 2 examines several subject variables that could influence people's gender stereotypes. According to this discussion,
a. men and women hold surprisingly different kinds of gender stereotypes. b. people in different cultures have very different stereotypes, when it comes to judging the personalities of women and men. c. ethnic background does not have a consistent effect on North American gender stereotypes. d. factors such as gender, ethnicity, and culture are all strongly related to the nature of people's stereotypes.
The more artificial the situation set up in a research study, the lower the ______ because the behaviors observed might also be artificial.
A. external validity B. internal validity C. construct validity D. external veracity
Does social psychological research support the popular notion that "first you must love yourself, and only then you are ready to love someone else?" Why or why not?
a. Yes—because people with high self-esteem tend to have longer-lasting relationships than do people with low self-esteem. b. Yes—because people who have narcissistic personality traits tend to report greater relationship satisfaction compared with other people. c. No—because there are essentially no differences in relationship outcome measures when comparing narcissists, those with high self-esteem, and those with low or very low self-esteem. d. Not really—although extreme self-love and extreme self-hate seem to negatively impact relationship outcomes, there are no major differences in relationship outcomes between those with high self-esteem and those with low self-esteem.
Which statement about the field of abnormal psychology is accurate? a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors. b. Abnormal psychology is not yet considered a scientific field of research
c. Abnormal psychology focuses on the study of only the most bizarre behavior. d. Abnormal psychology is most interested in narrowing a disorder to one behavioral factor.