If researchers wanted to see if subliminal messages (which generally have no effect on any behaviors) in stores would be useful in reducing shoplifting,
an investigator could monitor the degree of shoplifting in each of three weeks in an initial phase, then begin the subliminal messages, and monitor shoplifting following introduction of the subliminal stimuli for three more weeks. This kind of design would is a
a. static-group comparison design.
b. time series design.
c. nonequivalent control group design.
d. one-group pretest-posttest design.
b
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A) a hypothetical method for influencing behavior that is more myth than science. B) a type of meditation. C) a procedure of inducing a heightened state of suggestibility. D) a trance-like state.
Fritz Heider believed that all people are "intuitive psychologists." By this he meant that
a. most people approach the understanding of behavior from a psychodynamic perspective. b. there is no distinction between "common sense" psychology and "professional" psychology. c. people try to figure out what others are like and what causes their behavior, just as professional psychologists do. d. people have less interest in the behavior of others than professional psychologists do.