Tammy is a psychologist interested in studying the influence of alcohol on domestic violence. What will she do if she follows the scientific method in devising a study?
a) form hypotheses based on intuition
b) develop a theory based on her hypotheses
c) conduct observations after testing her hypotheses, not before
d) test the hypotheses she generates from her theory and her initial observations
D
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Which of the following is true of the location of emotions in humans?
a) For the Japanese, emotions are located in the heart. b) All cultures identify and locate emotions outside the body. c) In the United States, emotions are associated with the gut or abdomen. d) Cultures that locate emotions within the body differ in the exact location.
Early studies using the Test Anxiety Scale demonstrated that test-anxious students
a. tended to be very self-confident. b. are anxious in nearly all social situations. c. tend to focus attention on themselves in test-taking situations rather than on the test. d. are anxious because they are so tightly focused on the test.
_____ intelligence is defined as the ability to use your active mind to solve novel problems
a. Fluid b. Crystallized c. Primary d. Tertiary
The purpose of Carroll Izard's experimental paradigm for studying emotionality in babies is to
a. provoke predictable emotions with stimuli. b. determine whether infants interpret adults' emotions. c. assess adults' interpretation of emotions shown by infants. d. experimentally change bad emotions into positive ones.