When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of __________.

A. case study research
B. naturalistic observation
C. survey research
D. psychometric study


Answer: B

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Getting the young child to imitate what is seen is hardest when the child's age is about

a. less than one month. b. three to four months. c. six to 12 months. d. 18 to 24 months.

Psychology

. While waiting in line at the bank, a man rubbed up against Ann. At first she believed it was accidental, but he did it several times. She yelled at him to stop and he ran away. Ann asked a security guard to call the police,

who responded and showed her a sketch of a person who had done the same thing to other women. According to the police, Ann was the victim of a person with a sexual disorder called a) fetishism. b) voyeurism. c) partialism. d) frotteurism.

Psychology

Fifteen-year-old Kadian lives with her mother, sister, and two brothers in a small apartment in the city. Her mother works full-time but still struggles; her yearly income is below the federal poverty line

According to research, Kadian will most likely A) have lower academic achievement. B) be at an increased risk for substance abuse. C) have a mother who uses power-assertion as a discipline tactic. D) received inadequate heath care if she or her siblings becomes sick.

Psychology

?Ja’seph is at the gym one afternoon, jogging on the treadmill at 3.0 miles per hour. A stranger gets on the treadmill next to her, and begins running at 6.5 miles per hour. Ja’seph notices this, and slowly increases her own running speed. This enhancement of Ja’seph’s performance on a simple task by the presence of others is called ____.

a. ?social augmentation
b. ?social facilitation
c. ?practical inhibition
d. ?peripheral bolstering

Psychology