A researcher studies the effects of a new therapy on a small group of depressed individuals in the hopes of generalizing these findings for use with all depressed people. This researcher is using __________ statistics
a. descriptive
b. normative
c. inferential
d. random
C
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Based on reports from people who use drugs, which psychoactive substance is least associated with tolerance and withdrawal effects?
a. opiates b. sedatives and hypnotics c. hallucinogens d. cocaine
In Israel, in studies of children reared in collective child-care arrangements, the primary responsibility for child care in communal settlements is assigned to _____
a. a grandmother or a grandfather c. the father b. a professional caregiver d. the mother
According to your textbook, which statement regarding gender and helping behavior is false? a. Men, unlike women, often feel that their self-esteem is threatened by needing to ask for help from someoneelse
b. Men are more likely than women to offer help in a situation involving potential physical danger. c. Men, unlike women, are more likely to offer help in situations where they can do so anonymously. d. Men are less likely than women to receive help in an emergency situation.
Wilson has concluded that the self-report of conscious processes ____.?
a. ?is worthless b. ?is retrospection, not introspection c. ?is mediate experience, not immediate experience d. ?often predicts people's behaviors e. ?addresses a pseudo-problem