A. naturalistic
B. inventory
C. correlational
D. experimental
Related Mcqs:
- A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:
A. all children are prone to aggressive behavior
B. it is unethical to force children to watch violent television
C. there was no control group
D. aggression wasn’t operationally defined - A study to determine the degree of relationship between two events is called:
A. naturalistic observation
B. the correlational method
C. a controlled experiment
D. the survey method - 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 - Which degree in teaching depends to a great extent upon degree of sensitively to the developmental progress, the innate potentialities of learners?
A. Degree of success
B. Educational degree
C. Degree of observation
D. Degree of inspection - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; Incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive; reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive; reduction - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive reduction - McClelland’s method of measuring the achievement motive made use of ____________?
A. Self-ratings
B. Fantasy
C. Person’s estimates of level of aspiration
D. Activity level
E. None of these - The need for achievement has been measured by which personality test?
A. Thematic Apperception Test
B. Sentence Completion
C. Rorschach
D. MMPI - The need for achievement:
A. is greatest for behaviors leading to financial material success
B. does not occur in primitive cultures
C. is defined as the desire to meet internalized standard of excellence
D. is greater in women than in men - In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:
A. by observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations
B. by interviewing subjects about their achievement needs
C. with the Thematic Apperception Test
D. With the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory
