A group of students was asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of marijuana. They were performing the same task
It was subsequently found that those students who received only $.50 each developed a more positive attitude toward the legalization of marijuana. The experimenter in this study was using the ______ method of research.
a. correlational b. experimental
c. naturalistic observation
d. survey
b
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Your text discusses four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which item below is NOT one of these reasons?
a. Increased knowledge about how memory works b. An increase in general knowledge about the world c. A working-term memory that increases from 1 slot at birth to about 10 slots by age five years d. Better "software" for effective information retrieval
Enrique tells Jimmy that soccer is his favorite sport. Jimmy responds, "I like soccer, too. What's your favorite position?" Jimmy's response is an example of
A) shading. B) a turnabout. C) an expansion. D) recasting.
In the _________ model, memory is seen as a
simultaneous process, with the creation and storage of memories taking place across a series of networks "stretched" across the brain. a) levels-of-processing b) parallel distributed processing c) transfer-appropriate processing d) information-processing
Adolescents living with their continuously married parents tend to have ________ behavioral problems than do adolescents living in single-parent homes.
A. many more B. fewer C. slightly more D. about the same amount of