A. correlational research
B. case studies
C. experimentation
D. a double-blind procedure
Related Mcqs:
- Researchers have tested whether people can learn to use different search strategies by training them. What was the general conclusion based on these research studies?
A. People can learn different search strategies, but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is present
B. People cannot shift from serial to parallel processing when targets are present
C. People can learn different search strategies and training does improve performance overall
D. People can learn different search strategies but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is absent - Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?
A. developmental psychology
B. personality psychology
C. biological psychology
D. social psychology - The notion that aggression can be reduced by allowing angry individuals to engage harmless activities that allow them to “blow off self esteem” is ___________?
A. Frustration-aggression hypothesis
B. Displacement hypothesis
C. Sublimation hypothesis
D. Catharsis hypothesis - The notion that aggression can be reduced by allowing angry individuals to engage harmless activities that allow them to “blow off self esteem” is __________?
A. Frustration-aggression hypothesis
B. Displacement hypothesis
C. Sublimation hypothesis
D. Catharsis hypothesis - Which parenting style usually produces children with greatest confidence and self-esteem?
A. permissive
B. Authoritarian
C. authoritative
D. rejecting-neglecting - If self-esteem is too high, the person may be:
A. boring
B. ineffective
C. dull
D. arrogant - In order to estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of:
A. gender sachems
B. gender-typing
C. twin studies
D. cloning - In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:
A. biomedical therapist
B. psychoanalyst
C. family therapist
D. cognitive therapist - What procedure is used by experimenters to determine whether a difference between conditions of an experiment is large enough for us to have confidence in its validity?
A. Correlation coefficient
B. Scientific intuition
C. Statistical analysis
D. None of these - Klaus is a psychological graduate student who wants to determine whether electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia. To combine the result of numerous published studies on this issue, Klaus should use a technique called:
A. counterconditioning
B. meta – analysis
C. factor analysis
D. electric therapy
