Demonstrate how habituation and dishabituation are used to study infant cognitive abilities.
What will be an ideal response?
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A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye. Later, he blinks when he hears the tone. Before ending the experiment, what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?
a. present the tone alone repeatedly b. present the puff of air alone repeatedly c. increase the loudness of the tone d. increase the amount of air that is directed toward the eye
When individuals provide survey responses that represent them in the most positive way, even if the responses are untrue, this is ______.
a. nonresponse bias b. coverage error c. social desirability bias d. testing effects
An early supporter of psychological testing (and where much testing is still conducted) was
A) preschools. B) the U.S. armed forces. C) large corporations. D) the existential flower-power movement. E) nurseries.
Which of the following was NOT found in frustration-aggression research?
A) ?Frustration does not necessarily lead to aggression. B) ?Many factors besides frustration affect the likelihood of aggression. C) ?Fighting a fictional character in a game can release pent-up anger and hostility. D) ?Frustration is more likely to produce aggression when alcohol is involved.