What happens during a typical postexperimental debriefing?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: If any deception was used, the deception and the reasons for it are explained to participants. The experimenter looks for any lingering discomfort and works to eliminate it. The experimenter tells participants about the goals and purposes of the research, so that participation serves an educational function. Experimenters question their participants about their experiences, listen to what they say, and answer any of their questions.

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Molly inherits a predisposition toward the development of depression, but does not develop depression until after her divorce. What model accounts for this example?

a. cognitive-behavioral b. multicultural c. family system d. diathesis-stress

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In comparison to males in Western cultures, females in Western cultures are

a. more emotionally expressive as infants, but less expressive as adults. b. less emotionally expressive as infants, but more expressive as adults. c. less emotionally expressive from infancy through adulthood. d. more emotionally expressive from infancy through adulthood.

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According to evolutionary theorists, females generally prefer:

a. males as mates who are a few years older because their age provides an important cue about their fertility b. other females as mates because of their greater physical attractiveness c. males as mates who are a few years older because their age provides an important cue to their access to resources d. males as mates who are a few years younger because their age provides an important cue to their sexual prowess

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The ability to take another's perspective allows children to enter the conventional moral reasoning level of Kohlberg's theory.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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