The variations that people show in their thinking, emotions, personalities, and behaviors are referred to as _____
A) idiosyncratic distracters
B) idiographic anomalies
C) individual differences
D) confounding variables
Answer: C
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According to the theory of ____________________, when a reinforcement or punishment is presented after a response has occurred, the reinforcement or punishment can increase or decrease the likelihood of the response occurring again
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is much greater among women who are classified as problem drinkers, but still occurs in fewer than 10 percent of births in the problem-drinking group
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Idiosyncratic mental disorders that are specific to a particularculture are referred to as
a. culture-specific disorders. b. monocultural complexes. c. culture-bound syndromes. d. monocultural disorders. e. local psychogenic syndromes.
A researcher is interested in examining the relationship between one's actual memory abilities and one's perception of how good his or her memory abilities are. Subjects in this study are given a study list of words and asked to remember these words after a short delay. They are also given a questionnaire and asked how good the subject thinks his or her memory is, where a high score means the subject thinks he or she has high memory abilities. The researcher finds a small but positive relationship between the memory test scores and the questionnaire scores.Explain how you know which research design is being used.
What will be an ideal response?