What was one event in the history of psychology that led to the formation of Institutional Review Boards?
A. Francis Sumner's research
B. Stanley Milgram's experiments
C. John B. Watson's study
D. World War I
Answer: B
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a. is not culturally specific. c. dependent upon the person's gender. b. can be different across cultures. d. is different based on high and low status.
The absolute threshold is the:
A) minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected. B) minimal intensity needed to just barely detect a stimulus. C) intensity of a stimulus that can be detected in the presence of noise. D) decreasing sensitivity to a stimulus over time.
The goal of experimental control is to
a. emphasize description rather than explanation. b. prevent confounding variables from affecting the dependent variable. c. make simple research appear complicated. d. determine whether the dependent variable causes the independent variable to change.
Which of the following do mechanistic theories not include?
a. learning theories of development b. Bandura's social learning/social cognitive theory c. information-processing approaches to development d. Piaget's theory of cognitive development.