Which of the following variables predicted lower rates of posttraumatic stress disorder in emergency workers after Hurricane Katrina?

Regarding the popular pseudopsychology of astrology, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. If astrologers are asked to match people with their horoscopes, they do significantly better than would be expected by chance. b. Astrologers have failed to scientifically explain why the positions of the planets at birth affect a person's future or why the moment of birth is more important than the moment of conception. c. One study of more than 3,000 predictions by famous astrologers found that only a small percentage were fulfilled. d. There has been no connection found between the "compatibility" of couples' astrological signs and their marriage and divorce rates.

In general, the goal of a(n) __________ approach in research is to categorize events and phenomena in as much detail as possible

a. explanatory b. inferential c. descriptive d. predictive