OC userin Psychology·21 Apr 201825) "The cat ate the rat" and "the rat was eaten by the cat", both have the same? But different?
OC userin Psychology·20 Apr 201816. According to a large scale U.S. survey based on a nationally representative sample of 19 to 59 year olds, Laumann and colleagues (1994) found that A) single adults who do not cohabitate were more sexually active than married adults B) cohabitating adults were more sexually active than married adults C) men and women have sex with a partner about equally often, but men masturbate and fantasize about sex more often than women do D) all of the above E) only B and C above
OC userin Psychology·17 Apr 201839. A government bureaucrat is paid a weekly salary of $2800.00. This is a: A) fixed ratio reinforcement schedule B) variable ratio reinforcement schedule C) fixed interval reinforcement schedule D) variable interval reinforcement schedule E) CR 2800 schedule
OC userin Psychology·17 Apr 201810) Dr souza "pop quizzes" are an example of which kind of schedule of reinforcement?
OC userin Psychology·18 Apr 201839. To understand certain traits in animals, plants, and other microorganisms, behavior geneticists take advantage of the speed of in their experiments. a genetic drift b. natural selection c. adaptation d. artificial selection
OC userin Psychology·16 Apr 20181) A baby cries and when it does, Its parent do or give it whatever it is crying for. What kind of reinforcement is this
OC userin Psychology·17 Apr 201824) What are the set of rules that indicate how words can be combined to form phrases and sentences called?
OC userin Psychology·16 Apr 2018Why is replication of research important? A) this increases internal validity B) this increases external validity C) this increases psychological validity D) this decreases confounding E) this insures random assignment
OC userin Psychology·15 Apr 201824. In developmental research, an) period is an age range during which specific experiences must take place if normal development is to occur. This is in contrast to period, where it is optimal but not necessarily essential for these experiences to occur A) sensitive; critical B) critical; receptive C) critical; sensitive D) explicit; sensitive E) none of the above are correct
OC userin Psychology·12 Apr 201815. With respect to ethics and the use of deception in research A) it should only be used when there is no other way to obtain natural, spontaneous responses from participants B) deception violates the principle of informed consent C) the participant should be told the true purpose of the study when it is over D) the benefits should clearly outweigh the ethical costs E) all of the above
OC userin Psychology·14 Apr 201820. Sleepwalking takes place during: A) stage 1 sleep B) stage 2 sleep C) REM sleep D) Stages 1 or 2 of sleep E) Stages 3 or 4 of sleep
OC userin Psychology·11 Apr 201818. Dr. Barnes is an organizational psychologist who has just completed a profile of the employees of Alcan. He reports that there is a positive correlation (r = +0.60) between salary and job satisfaction while there is a negative correlation (r = -0.75) between number of hours worked in a week and job satisfaction. Comparing the correlation coefficients, we can conclude that A) high salaries cause greater job satisfaction than less work hours B) less work hours cause greater job satisfaction than high salaries C) there is a stronger association between salary and job satisfaction D) there is a stronger association between number of hours worked and job satisfaction E) no conclusions can be made
OC userin Psychology·9 Apr 201823. For your doctoral thesis, you spend two years observing a particular patient (P.T.) and then write up your observations and conclusions about P.T. Your thesis is a good example of A) an experiment B) a Correlational study C) a survey D) a case study E) a meta-analysis
OC userin Psychology·9 Apr 201813. In signal detection theory A) a false alarm is when the stimulus was present and the participant said "absent" B) a miss is when the stimulus was present and the participant said "absent" C) a correct rejection is when the stimulus was present and the participant said "absent" D) a hit is when the stimulus was absent and the participant said "absent" E) none of the above