Which goal of psychology is illustrated by a psychologist seeking to discover why sociopaths tend to repeat their destructive behavior?
a. understanding
b. prediction
c. description
d. control
A
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A. large families with few economic concerns B. large families with high levels of verbal aggression C. multigenerational families living in one household D. single parents who have grown up in violent families themselves
Cattell prominently used the statistical technique called _______ in developing his approach to personality
a) point biserial correlation b) t test c) pf analysis d) factor analysis
The proposition that beliefs affect behavior is a form of
(a) situationism (b) dispositionism (c) the insufficient justification effect (d) the sufficient justification effect
Larry hates red flannel shirts, but all of his friends wear them to school, so Larry wears one too. Larry is in which stage of moral development, according to Kohlberg?
a. preconventional c. postconventional b. conventional d. moral realism