_____ are studies that compare cultures on some psychological variable of interest, often with the hypothesis that one culture will have significantly higher scores on the variable than the other(s)
a) International research comparisons
b) Cross-cultural comparisons
c) Indigenous cultural studies
d) Linkage studies
b
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Eugene Aserinsky (1952) noticed rolling eye movements when he was studying sleep, and he assumed that this was associated with dreaming. This is an example of the application of psychological research in __________.
A. explaining dream analysis B. explaining unconscious motivations C. explaining new behaviors D. explaining developmental differences in dreaming
Biases can influence research during the stage in which the hypothesis is formulated because
a. researchers may formulate their hypothesis using previous research that is actually unrelated to the idea they want to study. b. this is the stage in which the interpretation of the data can be biased. c. researcher expectancy is particularly likely to operate during this stage. d. the formulation stage occurs at the end of the research process, when all these biases are especially powerful.
Which nervous system is most involved in allowing you to shoot a basketball, smell freshly baked bread, and push the keys on a piano??
a. ?The sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system b. ?The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system c. ?Both branches of the autonomic nervous system d. ?The somatic nervous system
When young toddlers interact, they often
a. play cooperatively. c. play make-believe games. b. copy one another's behaviors. d. give small gifts to one another