Four developmental psychologists have been conducting separate research into the patterns of language development of deaf children.They meet in Chicago to discuss, summarize,
and, hopefully, interrelate their conclusions from their published works and propose future research on this topic. Within the framework of the scientific method, these psychologists would most likely be
a. proposing a hypothesis.
b. hypothesis testing.
c. operationally defining terms.
d. theory building.
ANSWER: d
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The key characteristic of a primary circular reaction is that they are
a. repeated actions related to one's own body that originally happened by chance. b. a one-time event related to one's own body that originally happened by chance. c. repeated actions related to one's own body that originally happened by choice. d. a one-time event related to one's own body that originally happened by choice.
For days after visiting Disneyland, the words and tune for "It's a Small World" keep invading Jessica's thoughts. She cannot get them out of her head. Jessica's experience is similar to the ____
a. obsessions seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder b. fear seen in generalized anxiety disorder c. compulsions seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder d. avoidance seen in social phobias
What is most characteristic of bereavement in young and middle adults is the potential to experience
a. a larger number of deaths than other age groups b. the most deaths in a lifetime c. more types of death-related losses than other groups d. all of these e. none of these
Theorists like Batson and Moran argue that altruism is a genuine phenomenon that exists when two characteristics occur. What are they?
a) empathy and no rewards b) empathy and intrinsic rewards c) empathy and extrinsic rewards d) empathy and exceptionally small or uncertain rewards