If a researcher sends a survey to each of the representatives on the US House of Representative's Ways and Means Committee about desirable changes in budgetary practices, the researcher is using a _____________ sampling technique
a. Random
b. Haphazard
c. Purposive
d. Cluster
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Caffeine's primary action is __________
a. contraction of the heart b. stimulation of CNS activity c. elevation of basal metabolism d. a stimulating effect on respiration
Almost all psychologists agree with the empirically supported treatment approach
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Why would an evolutionary psychologist be concerned with the issue of personality variations in humans and non-humans?
a) because the establishment that personality is quite consistent and not varying has been used to explain why human beings have been and remain the dominant species on the planet b) because such research helps us understand how human beings develop from birth through adulthood c) because personality trait research has been seen in every subfield of psychology, and evolutionary psychology has adopted the question as a matter of obligation d) because the variations in personality traits may actually be related to the adaptation and survival of certain species