Wendy examines newspaper articles to explore whether female political candidates refer to family members more often than male candidates. This study is an example of a(n)
A. exploratory research
B. causal research
C. descriptive research
D. archival research
E. experimental research
Answer: D. archival research
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Prospect theory assumes that people are:
A) more willing to take risks when evaluating gains than they are when evaluating losses. B) more willing to take risks when evaluating losses than they are when evaluating gains. C) equally willing to take risks to achieve gains and avoid losses. D) unwilling to take risks either to achieve gains or to avoid losses.
Hair cells for hearing are located in the
A. auditory canal. B. semicircular canals. C. cochlea. D. eardrum.
Jackie is using cocaine. While cocaine use is associated with a variety of EEG patterns, the text implies that ______ activity is among these patterns.
a. alpha b. beta c. theta d. delta
There is an old story about a young boy who was left to guard the village sheep
He was instructed to cry "wolf" if he thought the sheep were in danger. Even though there was no danger, the boy enjoyed crying "wolf" over and over, just to see the villagers come running. Then, when a wolf did appear, the disbelieving villagers ignored the boy's cry. The failure of the villagers to respond illustrates the operant conditioning concept called a. acquisition. b. stimulus generalization. c. partial reinforcement. d. operant extinction.