The chief virtue of Allport's theory seems to lie in its:

a. precision and testability
b. strong empirical validity
c. heuristic value
d. parsimony


c

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a. destructive or harmful behaviors. b. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. c. institutional theft. d. self injurious behaviors.

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In the discussion of working memory, why did Teasdale and his colleagues (1995) conclude that daydreaming is processed by the central executive?

a. People daydreamed more creatively when they were instructed to use their central executive. b. People typically used their sensory receptors for this task, so the central executive was automatically activated. c. People could generate a sequence of random numbers more successfully if they were not daydreaming. d. People reported that they could not daydream in vivid detail if they were simultaneously engaged in another task that required the central executive.

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Explain how hypothesis tests differ across experiments and correlational studies.

What will be an ideal response?

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Each gene contains instructions for specific proteins. What makes up a protein?

amino acids a chromosomal pattern a gene series at least one X chromosome

Psychology