In the qualitative study by Smith and Rhodes (2015), participants were asked to describe what it was like being depressed. The researchers interviewed seven people about their experience of being depressed and looked for commonalities in their experiences. This form of research is an example of ______.
a. grounded theory
b. case study
c. phenomenology
d. survey research
Ans: C
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a. 1 b. 11 c. 21 d. 31
The case of David Reimer, who was raised as a girl but later took on a male identity, reminded researchers that a. biology plays a significant role in gender identity
b. biology appears to play little if any role in gender identity. c. biology plays a significant role in the gender identity of males, but not females. d. socialization does not have any effects on gender identity.
The subfield of psychology concerned with the roots of behaviors and mental processes is ________
a. psychoneuroendocrinology b. evolutionary psychology c. behavior genetics d. psychobiology
Maria is asked to create and tell a story about how a lost dog was able to find its home
She talks and talks about the dog, and about its home, but is never able to figure out how to end the story or what would be required to make the story complete. In terms of her control processes, her problem in finishing her work would be described as a failure of: a. motivation b. retrieval c. metacognition d. rehearsal