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belief and Tenacity belief that sticks around, pervasiveness in society/culture makes people believe it half of marriages end in divorce - where does this belief come from tenacity Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen belief and authority Believing something because someone in an authority position (ex. parent) says its true Vit C can reduce risk of getting a cold - where does this...

When gender differences are found they are usually small (T/F) correct answersTrue Relational Aggression correct answers-Harming others through nonphysical hurtful manipulation of peers relationships -Women use this type of aggression more than men What kind of research has been done to study the biological influences on aggression? correct answersGenetically manipulating the aggression levels in animals (Breeding wolves to be tame and significantly less aggressive) Prosocial Behavior...

What is statistics? correct answersA set of mathematical procedures (methods) for organizing, summarizing, and interpreting information What does statistics allow researchers to do? correct answersPresent their work accurately and informatively in a standardized format that is understood throughout scientific community Help researchers answer general questions by determining what conclusions are justified based on obtaining results Describe population vs sample correct answersPop- all in...

Rough and Tumble Play correct answers-Playful chasing, tumbling, hitting, and wrestling often accompanied by laughter and screaming -Method of play for boys that is comparable to the way girls play How are girls taught to play? correct answersThey are taught to be nurturing and care giving through the use of toys like dolls Socialization correct answersThe process by which each generation passes along to children the knowledge, beliefs, and skills that constitute the culture of the socia...

Why is it important to take a global & multicultural approach when studying the psychology of women? correct answers-Emphasizes helping people to understand, accept, and value the cultural differences between groups, with the ultimate goal of reaping the benefits of diversity -We have tended to speak of the experience of gender as if all women, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, or culture, experience it the same way. What are the specific "scenes from the kaleidoscope" mentioned in the...

Applied Research correct answersInvestigates issues that have implications for everyday life and provide solutions to everyday problems Basic Research correct answersAnswers fundamental questions about behavior Behavioral Research correct answersDiscovers how people perceive their world, how they think or feel, how they change over time, how they learn/make decisions and how they interact Converging Operations correct answersUsing more than one technique to study the same thing, with th...

Psychology correct answersThe study of mental activity and behavior which are based on brain process Critical thinking correct answersSystematically evaluating information to reach reasonable conclusions best supported by evidence Structuralism correct answersThe basic parts, or structures of the conscious mind Functionalism correct answersDescribes how the conscious mind aids adaptation to an environment psychoanalytic theory correct answersunderstand how unconscious thoughts cause ...

Actuarial Procedures correct answersmethods whereby data about subjects are analyzed by objective procedures or formulas rather than by human judgments Antianxiety Drugs correct answersdrugs that are used primarily for alleviating anxiety Antidepressant Drugs correct answersdrugs that are used primarily to elevate mood and relieve depression; often also used in the treatment of certain anxiety disorders, bulimia, and certain personality disorders Aphasia correct answersloss or impairmen...

4 goals of psychological research correct answers-Description -Explanation -Prediction -Influence description correct answersIdentifying and classifying behaviors and mental processes as accurately as possible. Explanation correct answersProposing reasons for behaviors and mental processes. Prediction correct answersOffering educated guesses (or hypotheses) about how a given condition or set of conditions will affect behaviors and mental processes. Influence correct answersUsing t...

Descriptive Statistic correct answersa number that conveys a particular characteristic of a set of data Mean correct answersarithmetic average; sum of scores divided by number of scores Inferential Statistic correct answersmethod that uses sample evidence and probability to reach conclusions about immeasurable populations Population correct answersAll measurements of a specified group Sample correct answersmeasurements of a subset of a population Parameter correct answersnumerical...