Answered: Recently, David has struggled to fall…

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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Recently, David has struggled to fall asleep. Even when he does fall asleep, he's not getting the deep, slow-wave sleep that his body needs. His doctors report that his _______ gland is under-producing melatonin and he's missing out on _________ sleep.

Group of answer choices

Pineal; REM

Pituitary; Stage 3

Pineal; Stage 3

Pituitary; REM

Adrenal; REM

Patrick has poor sleep quality and has been diagnosed with ___________. Unbeknownst to him, he wakes repeatedly throughout the night to take a breath and his loud snoring keeps his partner from sleeping peacefully.

Group of answer choices

Insomnia

Nightmares

Sleep Apnea

Narcolepsy

Somnambulism

Alexis travels from New York to Los Angeles regularly. Each trip, she has a hard time adjusting to the new time zone. In other words, her _______________ is not properly aligned with the external environment.

Group of answer choices

Circadian Rhythm

Paradoxical Sleep

Conscious Awareness

Homeostasis

REM Sleep

In psychology, _____ research seeks to discover general principles about the mind and behavior, whereas _____ research seeks to use that knowledge to reduce suffering and solve problems.

Group of answer choices

theoretical; empirical

abstract; empirical

hypothetical; concrete

basic; applied

abstract; concrete

Amy and her research team are are conducting a study on the influence of gender on mask-wearing behavior. To do so, she and her team visit 20 Cloud-9 Stores all across the country. Once there, they park and spend an hour observing and recording every male and female wearing a mask and every male and female not wearing a mask.

Which of the following would best represent her research design?

Group of answer choices

Longitudinal Research

Naturalistic Observation

Experimental Research

Survey Research

Case Study

She predicts that masks are more likely to be worn by a higher percentage of women than the percentage of men. Her prediction is best described as a(n):

Group of answer choices

Replication

Theory

Hypothesis

Case Study

Statistically Significant Claim

At the beginning of her study, Dina provides her participants with a description of what they are about to experience and their rights and responsibilities as participants. This is part of Dina's:

Group of answer choices

Confidentiality Process

Institutional Review Process

Informed Consent Process

Debriefing Process

Equity Response Process

Jonah is conducting a study at his store. He randomly assigns his customers to one of two groups. The customers are either told to ignore the store announcements or to pay close attention to the announcements. He then compares his customer groups on the number of items purchased in the store. Which of the following best represents his dependent variable?

Group of answer choices

Number of Items Purchased

Announcement Instructions

Store Announcements

Number of Customers

Gender of the Customers

Dr. Garcia wants to study how cell phones influence social behavior, but he thinks most research on this subject has a weakness. Specifically, in most research the cell phone users know they are being studied. To address this issue, Dr. Garcia wants to study cell phone use in everyday life when people do not know they are being studied. Which of the following types of research would be most appropriate?

Group of answer choices

correlational research

archival research

naturalistic observation

experimental research

case study

Garrett is studying pain perception. He wants to see the influence of age on pain perception. He recruits 300 5-year-olds and brings them to the lab. Once there, they receive a mild electric shock and they indicate how much pain they experienced (on a scale of 1 to 10). He then brings them back 5 years later and runs the same test.

He's conducting ______________ research and must worry about the effects of ______________.

Group of answer choices

Cross-Sectional; Median

Longitudinal; Median

Cross-Sectional; Attrition

Case Study; Attrition

Longitudinal; Attrition

In perceiving others' behavior, people tend to assume the behaviors they see are due to people's traits and underestimate the extent to which they are due to situational forces. This tendency is known as _____.

Group of answer choices

confirmation bias

the fundamental attribution error

self-serving bias

social perception asymmetry

personality overestimation

Tammy believes that all librarians wear glasses, enjoy reading, and would be classified as introverts. Her beliefs about librarians represent:

Group of answer choices

Cognitive Dissonance

Stereotypes

Prejudice

Conformity