Dr. Allen forms the hypothesis that students will score higher on take-home exams than they will on in-class exams. In this experiment, what is the best way to divide the participants into groups?
a. Have the participants choose which type of exam they want to take.
b. How the groups are formed doesn't matter.
c. Have all males in one group and all females in the other.
d. Use random assignment.
d
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A) Like client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy assumes that people disown parts of themselves that might meet with social disapproval or rejection. B) Like client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy assumes that people seldom don social masks, pretending to be things they are not. C) Like client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy was originated by Carl Rogers. D) Like client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy involves tedious and cruel methods to treat patients with psychological disorders.
Specifically designed to help keep you alive, __________ are rapid and automatic neuromuscular actions generated in response to a specific stimulus
a. reactions b. responses c. reflexes d. impulses
Skeptical questions lead to a greater understanding of the human social experience.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are two types of learning
a. insight b. associative c. vicarious d. cognitive