Mellie wants to find out if doing laughter therapy decreases stress hormone levels. She has half of her sample participate in a laughter therapy group session and the other half participate in a talk therapy group session. After the sessions, she takes blood samples from all of the participants and analyzes them for stress hormones. Mellie's study used the _____ method.
a. observational
b. survey
c. experimental
d. quasi-experimental
Answer: c. experimental
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a. exhibit pure altruism toward one another. b. get angry at violations of the reciprocity norm. c. feel good about helping one another. d. demonstrate helping behavior in an effort to alleviate negative mood.
Pablo has an intense fear of giving oral presentations in class. He also is very fearful of dating. Based on this description, he is probably suffering from
a. agoraphobia. b. specific phobia. c. social anxiety disorder. d. generalized anxiety disorder. e. claustrophobia.
Compared to delinquents from authoritarian families, juvenile delinquents from permissive families are more likely to:
A) be low in empathy. B) have low grades. C) use drugs. D) all of the above
Pousadeth is confident and self-assured. He has high creativity and is well liked by his peers
Beyond being the captain of the soccer team, he is also a star member of the glee club. From what is known about parenting style, which the following is most likely what Pousadeth is the product of? a. authoritative parenting b. authoritarian parenting c. permissive parenting d. disengaged parenting