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Because they have no control over the situation, researchers doing naturalistic observation cannot reach conclusions about _____ relationships.

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Marinella was raised in a strict, traditional Italian family that had close ties with the tight-knit Italian community in which she lived. Years later, when she was studying to become a psychologist, she realized just how much of an influence her upbringing and ethnicity had in molding her views and personality. This particular insight led Marinella to realize just how important _____ can be in an individual's psychological development.

A) the information-processing theory
B) psychoanalytic perspectives
C) humanistic psychology
D) the sociocultural approach

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A sample that does not represent the entire group of interest is called a _____ sample.

An experiment is designed to test a prediction about a cause-effect relationship between two or more variables. This prediction is called a _____.

Which of the following psychological perspectives emphasizes the role of mental processes such as perception, thinking and memory?

The number of animals needed for research is _____

The entire group of interest to researchers and the group to which they want to generalize their findings is called the _____

A psychologist who teaches a corporation how to keep employees motivated would most likely be a(n) _____ psychologist, according to your textbook.

Today, minorities in America are _____ among professional psychologists.

In the Lang study, aggression was measured by the intensity and duration of "shocks" the participants chose to deliver to the researcher's accomplice. This was the _____ definition of aggression for this experiment.

Any condition or factor that can be manipulated, controlled, or measured, is a _____

The ONLY research method that can identify cause-and-effect relationships between variables is _____

In the experimental method, the _____ is sometimes referred to as the treatment.

How might the development of depression be explained from the different viewpoints of the behavioral, psychoanalytic and biological perspectives in psychology?

The scientific method starts with _____

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called _____

Researcher Lesley Lambright (2003)studied Vietnamese individuals and examined how their multicultural background played a role in their survival of centuries of warfare. Lambright was approaching this study from the _____ school of thought.

One problem with survey results is that respondents may try to present themselves in a good light. This is known as the _____ _____ response.

Which of the following represents the strongest correlation?

Animal research is critically important for the study of variables that can't be _____ ethically in human subjects.