Describe a benefit of incorporating sociocultural perspectives into mainstream psychology
What will be an ideal response?
The student should mention that the sociocultural perspective allows researchers to compare and contrast individuals living in various parts of the world or who come from very different cultural or ethnic backgrounds. The excellent answer might identify several different areas of diversity beyond simple race or ethnicity to show higher-level understanding of this perspective.
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a. satisficing b. imaging techniques c. ergonomics d. attentional overload
Random assignment, a defining feature of an experiment, means that participants
a. select the particular experimental manipulations they wish to experience. b. are chosen randomly from the population of interest. c. have an equal chance of being in any of the conditions. d. are assigned to groups on the basis of their pre-existing differences.