What is the main evidence for the idea that people have six "basic emotions"?
a. Six words in all languages
b. Six types of movement
c. Six brain areas
d. Six facial expressions
d
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A psychologist states the following: "Because they have higher birthrates, racial and ethnic minorities in the United States are already a numerical majority. This increase in diversity has led to the field called multicultural psychology, which is interested in increasing the cultural sensitivity of mental health professionals.". What portion of this statement is incorrect? a. It is incorrect
to say that multicultural psychology is interested in increasing cultural sensitivity. b. It is incorrect to say that racial minorities have higher birthrates. c. It is incorrect to say that minorities are currently the majority. d. It is incorrect to say that diversity has led to multicultural psychology.
Which of the following is a major problem with recovered memories?
A) All psychologists agree that trauma does not cause memories to be repressed. B) Recovery of traumatic memories would have no therapeutic benefit. C) The techniques used to recover memories tend to be the same ones used by researchers to create false memories. D) No one has ever claimed to have successfully recovered a repressed memory.
If a study gives only a posttest to a single group of participants, _____
a. we can be sure that the cause produced any effects that are observed b. we can generalize the results to those of a group that received only a pretest c. we can generalize the results to a similar group or to the entire population d. none of these
John is conducting a quasi-experiment to examine the effects of smoking on lung health. What kind of variable is lung health in this study?
A. Independent B. Dependent C. Confounding D. Experimental