Which question could be answered best by using the survey method?
a) What is the effect of ingesting alcohol on problem-solving ability?
b) Does wall color affect the frequency of violence in prison populations?
c) Do students prefer a grading system with or without pluses and minuses?
d) What is the relationship between the number of hours worked and grade-point average?
ANS: c
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a. behaviorism b. humanism c. functionalism d. psychodynamics e. structuralism
Selman's analysis of levels of social perspective taking suggests that children aged 4 to 6 years are likely to approach social conflicts in which way?
a. They assume all participants view the situation as they do. b. They know that another's gain will be their loss. c. They realize that people must take each other's point of view into account before acting. d. They see all conflicts in terms of the consequences of their behavior for others.