Identify two reasons why it is important to go to the original source "i.e., a research report" when evaluating a media report of psychological findings.
What will be an ideal response?
Based on a media report, it is very difficult to know whether the research is (good) research. A second problem is that media reports are summaries of the original research and critical aspects of the method, results, or interpretation of the research may be missing in the summary. A third problem may be that what is presented in the media may not reflect any research at all, as sometimes occurs with self-help books.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. The body's muscle fibers appear after birth. b. Very little fat accumulates after birth. c. Cartilage begins to turn to bone after birth. d. Toddlers and young children have disproportionately large heads.
What are two critiques of Levinson's research on mid-life crisis?
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement best reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion?
A. Our hearts race, we see a monster, we feel fear. B. We see a monster, we feel fear, our hearts race. C. We see a monster, our hearts race, we feel fear. D. We feel fear, our hearts race, we see the monster.
All of the following are functions of the blank spaces between words except:
a) they allow the reader a split second to rest. b) they help indicate the length of upcoming words. c) they provide information about the length of words currently being read. d) they make words physically easier to see.