Which of the following is not a limitation of Seligman’s preparedness theory
A. People can develop phobias of stimuli that are non-threatening to humans
B. Certain phobias are more common than others
C. Elephant and woolly-mammoth phobias are rare
D. It is not possible to prove what posed specific threats to our ancestors
B. Certain phobias are more common than others
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Controlled laboratory studies have provided strong support for the disinhibition theory of alcohol and aggression
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most formal communication between scientists takes place:
a. in conferences and workshops. b. on the Internet and email. c. in books. d. in published journal articles.
While conducting an experiment on alcohol tolerance, Dr. Guff solicits his participants at the door to Skam's (a local drinking and social establishment). When he publishes his findings (that people are extremely tolerant to the effects of alcohol), Dr. Guff's research is criticized because
A. there are too many dependent variables. B. he used a double-blind design. C. the sample is biased. D. he used a double-blind design and the samples are biased.
Research involving family and adoption studies have demonstrated that
A) the higher the percentage of shared genes between people, the higher their IQ correlations will be. B) siblings reared together and cousins reared together have similar IQ correlations. C) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are very strong. D) the correlations between the IQ scores of cousins reared together are negative.