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A good control group ________.


A) contains at least one confound
B) has a limited number of dependent variables
C) has a limited number of research participants
D) holds constant all variables in the experiment

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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"There is no life outside this solar system and nothing you can say will change that fact!" Which criterion of critical thinking does this person lack?


A) Evidence is only necessary if it can be tested.
B) All evidence is not equal in quality.
C) Authority or expertise does not make the claims of the authority or expert true.
D) Critical thinking requires an open mind.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which research method involves watching behaviors as they occur without intervening or altering the behaviors in any way?


A) case study
B) experiment
C) correlational studies
D) naturalistic observation

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?


A) William James
B) Sigmund Freud
C) B.F.Skinner
D) Wilhelm Wundt

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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C

Dr.Jones probably agrees with the _______ theory of psychology,since he contends that humans are intelligent species due to the fact that intelligence gives us an advantage in the natural world.


A) psychoanalytic
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) evolutionary

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

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D

A(n) ________ is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another.


A) independent variable
B) dependent variable
C) experimental effect
D) correlation

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project.Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested.She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.


A) hypothesis
B) operational definition
C) double-blind study
D) theory

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The question "What is happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?


A) description
B) explanation
C) prediction
D) control

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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A

Which of the following statements concerning critical thinking is incorrect?


A) There are few truths that need not be tested.
B) All evidence is not equal in quality.
C) Some authorities should not be questioned.
D) Critical thinking requires an open mind.

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

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"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method,this statement is most likely a ________.


A) conclusion
B) result
C) hypothesis
D) fact

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

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