You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. What might this researcher ask you to do?
a) "Write down all the words you can remember."
b) "Read this poem and then interpret its meaning."
c) "Listen to me: BEC, DAX, FER, KOJ; now repeat what I said."
d) "Listen to these sounds and write down words that come to mind."
c
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What will be an ideal response?
LaShonda is talking about her boyfriend. She says he is smooth, honest, moody, funny, goofy, nerdy, and sexy. According to Allport, what she is describing are his __________ traits
a) cardinal b) central c) primary d) surface
When some body change is linked to age but appears to be the product of environmental influences or health habits, it is an example of _______
a. maturation b. the impact of free radicals c. primary aging d. secondary aging
Shanika wants to study the effects of stress on performance. In her experiment, she exposes the experimental group to a scary video while the control group watches a cartoon. Fifteen minutes after watching the videos, participants are asked to perform a
manual dexterity task that involves picking up small metal rods from a table placed in front of them. The length of time it takes for the participant to pick up the metal rods is measured. In this experiment, what is the operational definition of stress? a. Exposure to a cartoon b. The amount of time it takes to pick up the rods c. Exposure to a scary movie d. The 15 minutes between the video and the performance task