Aggression at recess has become at problem in Mr. Brown's third grade class. He has asked the
research methods psychology class at the local university to help him discern the factors
involved.
Which of the following research methods would best assist in this situation?
a. Case history
b. Naturalistic observation
c. Laboratory observation
d. Longitudinal design
b. Naturalistic observation
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The body's warning system
a. signals that the body has been, or is about to be damaged. b. is carried by small nerve fibers. c. involves pain that is nagging, widespread, and extremely unpleasant. d. involves all of these characteristics.
Control is defined as
a. Any means used to rule out possible threats to reliability b. Any means used to rule out possible threats to the validity c. Any means used to create operational definitions d. Any group that receives all values of the treatment
Generating creative ideas by combining different types of information in new ways is termed _____ creative thinking.
A) additive B) episodic C) divergent D) semantic
One evening, when he couldn't sleep, Mr. Bradley turned on the television and saw an infomercial for a new sleep aid. As a critical thinker, Mr. Bradley should be most cautious about this new product if
a. the product had been subjected to an experimental study and the scrutiny of a peer-review process. b. its makers claim it has been "proven" to induce sleep in 80 percent of test participants. c. its makers discuss the scientific investigations that have compared it to other effective sleep aids rather than relying on testimonials of those with insomnia. d. the results of research connect the efficacy of the sleep-aid to other widely accepted scientific findings. e. the advertisement noted several scientifically controlled studies that all found the same results.