Gordon Allport thought that the dichotomy between nomothetic and idiographic research is . . .
a. “Too sharp; it requires a psychology divided against itself.”
b. “Appropriate for this early stage in the scientific study of personality.”
c. “Unfortunate; it means that personality psychology is limited as a science.”
d. None of the above
a. “Too sharp; it requires a psychology divided against itself.”
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a. temporary insomnia b. chronic insomnia c. somatic insomnia d. drug-dependency insomnia
An explicit memory
A. always has an emotional component. B. is deliberately recalled. C. occurs only after a hint has been given. D. involves recalling behaviors but not ideas.
Assume that we activate a neuron's autoreceptors that are located on its presynaptic terminals. What are two things that are most likely going to happen regarding the neurotransmitters of that neuron?
What will be an ideal response?
Describe the effects of the independent variables in this experiment (assume any nonzero difference between means indicates a statistically significant effect).
A researcher examined whether interrogators who expect a suspect to be guilty, rather than innocent, use more persuasive interrogation techniques. The researcher created a laboratory situation in which students were randomly assigned to actually commit a crime or not commit a crime by following a set of instructions given to them. This is referred to as "Suspect Status." Before student interrogators interviewed a suspect, they were randomly assigned to conditions that led them to believe the suspect was guilty or innocent of the crime. This is referred to as "Interrogator Expectation." Independent observers rated the effort used by interrogators to obtain a confession using a 1-10 rating scale (higher scores indicate greater effort). Suppose the researcher observed the following means for each group:
