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Dr. MacPherson believes that the way students organize and think about the information in their textbooks will strongly influence their ability to later remember and use what they have studied. Dr. MacPherson's ideas most directly exemplify the ______ per cognitive
Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological traits? evolutionary
The behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of observable responses.
Which perspective is most concerned with the unique ways in which individuals interpret their own life experiences? cognitive
The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how people encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
Which of the following professional focuses on the study of human flourishing and the attainments of a happy; meaningful life positive psychologist
Also known as the “I-knew-it-all along phenomenon hindsight bias
Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective. social-cultural
Alexandra is told that research supports the value of cosmetic surgery for boosting self-esteem. Belinda is told that the esteem-enhancing value of cosmetic surgery has been refuted by research. Both women would consider the findings to be common sense. T the hindsight bias.
Sasha believes that she is a very good driver. Her belief leads her to take unnecessary risks, such as driving too fast and cutting in front of other drivers. Sasha's driving appears to be affected by overconfidence
Which of the following is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of events? standard deviation
The complete set of cases from which samples may be drawn is called a(n) population
Which of the following is true for those assigned to a control group? The experimental treatment is absent.
Correlational research is most useful for purposes of prediction
In 1953, H.M. underwent surgery to control his seizures. Doctors removed tissue from the hippocampus. As a result H.M.'s memory was severely impaired. Psychologists studied H.M.'s memory function until his death in 2008. Which research method did the psyc case study
The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of experimental research.
In a drug treatment study, participants given a pill containing no actual drug are receiving a(n) placebo
To graphically represent the correlation between two variables, researchers often construct a scatterplot
What do scientists call an explanation that organizes observations and predicts future behaviors or events? theory
In an experiment, researchers manipulate one factor to see its effect on a target factor. What is this target factor called? dependent variable.
Which procedure helps to ensure that the participants in a survey are representative of a larger population? random sampling
The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution is the range
The biggest danger of relying on case-study evidence is that it may be unrepresentative of what is generally true.
A correlation coefficient is a measure of the direction and strength of the relationship between two variables.
When a fluctuating behavior returns to normal, fancy explanations are probably not at work. Rather, what is probably at work? regression toward the mean.
A researcher who deceives participants about the goals of the research needs to fully inform them of the true nature of the study later, according to which ethical principle of human experimentation? debriefing
Researchers use experiments rather than other research methods in order to distinguish between causes and effects.
To describe the behavior of animals in their native habitats, researchers are most likely to make use of Which of the following defines ethical principles that should guide human experimentation?
Replication involves repeating an earlier research study.
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