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Question 51

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 The hypothesis,"Having an efficient digestive system will lead to obesity in rats," is an example of a(n) ____ hypothesis. 

A) predictive
B) causal
C) factual
D) untestable

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Question 52

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 Assuming that Stanley Milgram's obedience study was not ethical by today's standards,at what point in the procedures established to ensure appropriate ethics would his study have been discontinued? 

A) immediately after informed consent was obtained
B) immediately after debriefing occurred
C) after the study, but before it was published
D) immediately after review by the Institutional Review Board

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Question 53

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 Which statement is best classified as pseudopsychology? 

 Debriefing is ____. 

 Who conducted important research on color vision in the 1920s? 

 Consider an experiment in which participants watch various types of TV programming and are then observed while playing a physical game to determine the number of aggressive acts they commit.In this example,the dependent variable would be the ____. 

 Which statement is TRUE regarding psychiatrists? 

 Dr.Green is a psychologist working for a major steel manufacturing company.Dr.Green advises the company on how best to motivate its employees to be productive and follow safety regulations in its plants.Dr.Green is most likely a(n) ____ psychologist. 

 Dr.Bozzo wants to test the hypothesis that eating a high protein diet leads to greater weight loss than a high carbohydrate diet.Which type of research design would Dr.Bozzo be most likely to use? 

 If a research study involves the manipulation of one of the main variables,the study is most likely a(n) ____. 

 As a therapist,Dr.Mark helps clients recognize their own inner potential to reach personal goals.  Most likely,Dr.Mark is best described as a ____ therapist. 

 In a random sample,____. 

 A social psychologist would be most interested in research information that showed ____. 

 The dependent variable ____. 

 Who is associated with the idea that personality was in part a reflection of the mix of chemicals in the body? 

 Naturalistic observations are predominantly used to achieve the goals of ____. 

 Which statement is the most accurate? 

 LaDonna is a researcher who studies the behavior of rats.LaDonna ____. 

 In contrast to experiments,naturalistic observations are typically ____. 

 Dr.Zigrang is a psychologist,studying how children's ability to do mathematics changes between the ages of 4 and 12.Dr.Zigrang is most likely a(n) ____ psychologist.