The likelihood of a desirable outcome is its _______________
a. value c. probability
b. expected utility d. contingency
Answer: b
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According to the ethical guidelines for conducting psychological research with animals, exposing animals to harmful or painful procedures
a. is justified if the research design requires the harmful or painful procedures. b. is justified for lower animals but not for primates. c. cannot be justified unless the potential benefits of the research are substantial. d. is never justified.
We are more likely to assign situational explanations to our own behavior than others.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?
A) height in plane B) interposition C) linear perspective D) relative size
A psychologist expects physical activity to be related to performance on a measure of creativity. She randomly assigns participants to walk or run on a treadmill for 10 minutes before she measures their creativity. Which of the following best describes the hypothesis in this study?
A. Predictive hypothesis B. Causal hypothesis C. Untestable hypothesis D. Research question