Sharon, a researcher, wants to identify the food items that are purchased most frequently in a student cafeteria. To do this, she observes the students' purchasing patterns. In this scenario, Sharon is attempting to
A. determine the cause of behavior.
B. explain behavior.
C. predict behavior.
D. describe behavior.
Answer: D
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a. an elevated body temperature. b. insomnia. c. increased appetite. d. increased heart rate.
_____ in an experiment were reinforced if they selected paintings by cubist artist Picasso over paintings by French impressionist Monet. Subsequently, they demonstrated _____ and selected paintings from another cubist artist, Matisse, over other paintings by Monet.
A) Pigeons; discrimination B) Pigeons; generalization C) Children; discrimination D) Children; generalization
Research participants' performance may be altered as a result of special attention given to them rather than because of any effect of the independent variable. This is called:
a. the Hawthorne effect b. the placebo effect c. demand characteristics d. a cultural effect
The ______ describes how close relationship partners are often active participants in each other’s personal development and goal pursuit.
A. fundamental attribution error B. tend-and-befriend model C. ludus style D. Michelangelo phenomenon