If a researcher created a list of the people in a population of interest and randomly selected them to participate in a study, that researcher would be using
a. quota sampling.
b. purposive sampling
c. convenience sampling.
d. probability sampling.
d
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The primary function of learning is __________.
A. unknown B. to allow animals to adapt to an ever-changing environment C. to consciously alter behavior D. to engage complex thinking in even the simplest behaviors
In the Asch study, what percentage of the subjects went along with the majority's wrong answer at least once?
a. 15% c. 55% b. 25% d. 75%
John Locke believed that
A) children were born sinful and had to be taught to be moral. B) children were essentially good, naturally beautiful beings. C) children's lives were predetermined by their genes. D) children's minds were essentially blank slates, completely products of their environments.
The decrease of a behavioral response to a stimulus (such as a sea slug withdrawing its siphon after a touch) after repeated stimulation is known as ______.
a. sensitization b. spontaneous recovery c. habituation d. extinction