“Is anxiety in college students caused by a lack of confidence in their abilities?” is an example of a ______ research question.

a. predictive
b. causal
c. descriptive
d. non-empirical


Ans: B

Psychology

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Research with split-brain patients has shown that language is:

a. severely disrupted if corpus callosum is not intact b. mostly a right hemisphere function c. largely a left hemisphere function d. processed simultaneously in both hemispheres of the brain

Psychology

The drug Ritalin, which is often prescribed for children with ADHD, is a type of:

A. antidepressant. B. stimulant. C. antipsychotic. D. hallucinogen.

Psychology

Who is the pioneer that proposed the 16 basic dimensions of normal personality and devised a questionnaire (16PF) to measure them?

A. Carl Jung B. Raymond cattell C. Julian Rotter D. Gordon Allport E. None of the above

Psychology

In Freud's model, mental activity

a. is divided into three zones or levels. b. is controlled by the ego. c. is entirely unconscious. d. originates in the libido.

Psychology