A technique for gathering scientific information by unobtrusively watching people in their normal environments is termed:
A) the case study approach.
B) descriptive statistics.
C) naturalistic observation.
D) experimentation.
C) naturalistic observation.
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The engaged followership model, applied to Milgram's research, suggests those who obeyed the experimenter:
a. entered an agentic state and so felt as though they were the agents of a higher authority. b. did not realize they were causing discomfort for the learner. c. identified with the experimenter and the study's purposes, and so cooperated by helping to complete the study. d. were overwhelmed by the power of the situation. e. experienced substantial declines in personal power.
Lloyd, who was watching television in his apartment late at night, heard a door creak. His heart started to pound before he even realized what was happening. What is the reason for this?
a. ?Sensory information can reach the cortex rapidly along routes that are separate from the pathways for information going to the amygdala. b. ?Sensory information reaches the hypothalamus, which is responsible for our initial physical reaction, before the amygdala and cortex. c. ?Sensory information can reach the amygdala rapidly along routes that are separate from the pathways for information going to the cortex. d. ?Sensory information can be transmitted incorrectly when the stimuli is not easily understood.
Gloria is 10 years old and loves playing soccer and basketball with both boys and girls her age. According to Freudian psychology, in which stage of psychosexual development is Gloria?
A) anal B) phallic C) genital D) latency
Buck watches as Janet trips. Buck assumes this occurred because Janet is a klutz (rather than thinking it was because the sidewalk was filled with gravel). Buck has committed the _______ error?
a. stereotyping b. fundamental attribution c. labeling d. validity e. reliability