Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)
a. population.
b. sample.
c. control group.
d. age grade.
b
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a. baseline data limitations. c. antecedents. b. the challenge of self-control. d. increased response strength.
Rachel is studying suicide. She is surprised to learn that historically, people avoided talking about suicide because of the ____
a. shame and stigma involved in taking one's life b. pain of losing a loved one c. lack of available statistics to make a discussion meaningful d. aura of honor bestowed on people who take their own lives
Walking on a crowded downtown sidewalk, Ben thinks he hears his name called, but when he turns around, he cannot find anyone who might be speaking to him
In terms of signal detection theory, mistakenly believing he heard his name is an example of a _____. a. hit b. miss c. bogus hit d. false alarm
Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday, what you ate for breakfast this morning, or who your spouse is, are stored in ______
a. procedural memory b. semantic memory c. episodic memory d. eidetic memory