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A researcher wants to determine whether a new study technique causes higher test scores. Which research design allows the strongest causal conclusion?

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In an experiment testing a new drug, the group that receives an inactive pill so that expectancy effects can be controlled is called the:

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A correlation coefficient of r = -0.85 between hours of social media use and reported life satisfaction indicates:

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Which measure of central tendency is most affected by a single extreme outlier in a data set?

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A psychologist explains a phobia as the result of unconscious conflicts originating in early childhood experiences. This explanation reflects which perspective?

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Which psychological perspective emphasizes free will, self-actualization, and human potential, as advanced by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow?

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According to APA ethical guidelines, informed consent in research generally requires that participants:

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After a study that used deception, researchers must fully explain the true purpose and procedures to participants. This required step is called:

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A test that yields very similar scores when the same people take it on two different occasions is said to have high:

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A new depression questionnaire correlates strongly with clinicians' independent diagnoses of depression. This evidence supports the test's:

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In an experiment, the variable that the researcher deliberately manipulates is the:

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To generalize survey findings to an entire student population, the best sampling method is:

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A double-blind procedure is used in drug research primarily to control for:

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Defining "anxiety" as a participant's score on a standardized anxiety inventory is an example of:

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A distribution of test scores in which the mean, median, and mode are all equal and the curve is symmetric is best described as:

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A result is described as statistically significant (p < .05). This means that:

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An institutional review board (IRB) is primarily responsible for:

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The part of a neuron that receives incoming signals from other neurons is the:

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A brief electrical impulse that travels down the axon when a neuron fires is called the:

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Low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin are most closely associated with which condition?

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The brain structure most critical for forming new explicit (declarative) long-term memories is the:

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Damage to which brain structure would most likely impair balance, posture, and coordinated voluntary movement?

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The endocrine system influences behavior primarily by:

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The "master gland" that regulates many other endocrine glands and is controlled by the hypothalamus is the:

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The process by which physical stimulus energy, such as light, is converted into neural signals is called:

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The minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time is called the:

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According to the trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz) theory of color vision, the retina contains three types of cones that are most sensitive to:

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During which stage of sleep do vivid dreaming, rapid eye movements, and near-paralysis of skeletal muscles typically occur?

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The roughly 24-hour biological cycle that regulates the sleep-wake pattern is called the:

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Psychoactive drugs such as alcohol and barbiturates that slow neural activity and bodily functions are classified as:

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Which drug is correctly classified as a stimulant?

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The Gestalt principle that we tend to group together elements that are physically close to one another is called:

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The left hemisphere region critical for producing fluent speech, damage to which causes nonfluent (expressive) aphasia, is:

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According to Jean Piaget, a child who cannot understand that the amount of liquid stays the same when poured into a differently shaped glass has not yet mastered:

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In Piaget's theory, the stage during which infants learn primarily through their senses and motor actions and develop object permanence is the:

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According to Erik Erikson, the central psychosocial conflict of adolescence is:

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Lawrence Kohlberg's theory describes the development of:

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Lev Vygotsky's concept of the "zone of proximal development" refers to the gap between what a learner can do:

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In Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation, an infant who explores comfortably when the caregiver is present, is distressed at separation, and is easily soothed upon reunion is showing which attachment style?

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The debate over whether intelligence and personality are shaped more by heredity or by environment is referred to as the:

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An IQ score is traditionally calculated so that the average performance for a given age is set at:

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Howard Gardner is best known for proposing the theory of:

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Harry Harlow's experiments with infant rhesus monkeys and wire versus cloth surrogate mothers demonstrated the importance of:

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According to Piaget, the formal operational stage is characterized by the ability to:

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Carol Dweck's research distinguishes between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A student with a growth mindset is most likely to believe that:

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In Ivan Pavlov's classic experiment, the dogs salivated to the sound of a bell after it was repeatedly paired with food. After conditioning, the bell is the:

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In operant conditioning, removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior is an example of:

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