Dr. Kowalski believes that the reason the children he has observed on the playground are so aggressive with each other is because of the type of TV programs they watch. This is an example of which goal of psychology?
a. describe
b. explain
c. predict
d. control
A
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When you see the symbol "p," it refers to
a. probability. b. population. c. percentile. d. power.
You can explain to your friends what you did over Spring Break even though you were not together due to the _________ characteristic of language
a. infinite generativity c. displacement b. symbolic d. all of these
_____ A study by Davidson and Sternberg (1984) suggests that children with high IQs would benefit less than children with average IQs from instruction that helps them distinguish relevant information from irrelevant information
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Deception, invasion of privacy, and lasting harm are considerations in the
a. justification for doing nonlaboratory, or "real world" experiments. b. control of dependent variables in a field experiment. c. determination of the degree of placebo effect. d. ethics of behavioral research.