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At the trial, the __________ psychologist testified that the defendant fit the profile for the crime committed.

A) social
B) forensic
C) experimental
D) biological

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O'Malley sits in the corner of a classroom observing children at play. Which of the following statements is false ?

A) O'Malley has to make sure that his presence doesn't affect the behavior of the children.
B) O'Malley might be obtaining a more realistic view of how children play by observing them in their natural environment.
C) If O'Malley expects to see a certain behavior he may unintentionally bias the study.
D) O'Malley has random assignment working in his favor.

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Shantae is doing an experiment on how anxious people will feel if they are told that they did not do well on an intelligence test. She asks her participants to rate how nervous, upset, and anxious they feel on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very) . Participant's scores on the scale are a(n)

An industrial and organizational psychologist doing cross-cultural work finds that in the country of Alam the workers have the highest job satisfaction when they are rewarded for accomplishing more and better-quality work than their co-workers. Alam probably has a(n) __________ culture.

Briana is studying the impact of room temperature on the speed at which students take a 50-question multiple choice exam. In this study, her participants' previous preferences for different temperature rooms is

Dr. Adcock is a community psychologist studying whether a special program instituted for an at-risk group of junior high school students decreases behavior problems. At-risk students are randomly assigned to either Group A, the special program, or Group B, a study hall meeting at the same time. In this experiment, Group A is the __________ while Group B is the __________.

Sharya believes that people's patterns of thoughts and judgments motivate them to behave in certain ways. Sharya's views are most consistent with the __________ approach to psychology.

Kari wants to win and gets upset when she loses in sports. She also tries not to wear the same types of clothes that other people wear. Despite her attempts to be unique, she often feels lonely. Kari is most likely from a(n) __________ culture.

A psychologist interested in determining the effects of a new exercise program on the stress levels of college students who are registered for at least 12 course credits per semester would most likely choose which research method?

Approximately one-third of professional psychologists would report that their primary work setting is

You are generally of the opinion that genetics are of limited purpose when it comes to explaining people's behaviors, opting instead to believe that people are in control of their own actions. You would be most skeptical of the claims of

Dr. Shelton is a psychologist who is working with other experts to design an artificial intelligence system that will increase student retention in a variety of classroom settings and disciplines. She would be most likely to collaborate with which type of expert?

Latoria is interested in the kinds of changes that people go through in old age (sixty-five years or older) . This research is most likely to be conducted in the area of ________ psychology.

For which of the following research questions would it be least important to consider sociocultural variables?

Dr. Wisgoski asked fifty drug addicts a series of questions about their childhoods and then collected blood samples from them. He found a high correlation between levels of the stress hormone cortisol and amount of reported childhood trauma. Dr. Wisgoski concluded that childhood trauma causes high levels of stress during adulthood, which, in turn, causes drug addiction. Dr. Wisgoski's operational definition of adult stress level is

Tai is interested in how alcohol consumption affects driving ability. He gives college students two, four, or six beers and then measures how many obstacles the students "hit" when they are in a driving simulator. The dependent variable is

Which of the following is the most effective way to eliminate experimenter bias?

Dr. V wanted to test her hypothesis that sugar improves memory, so she gave one group of participants candy sweetened with sugar and another group candy sweetened with NutraSweet. Then she compared the performance of the two groups on a test of recognition memory. Dr. V's research method is

Leon is working with state officials to restructure the curricula in the public school system. His research has suggested certain changes will help to reduce dropout rates while creating a collegial learning environment for students. Leon likely works in the __________ subfield of psychology.

In the United States, approximately ________ of doctoral degrees awarded in the field of psychology today are earned by people of color.