Angela is a participant in a replication of a very famous psychology experiment. Along with seven other students seated in a room, she is shown a 10-inch test line,
and then everyone takes turns identifying another line that matches the test line in length (choosing from a set of three lines). The experimenter is interested in studying:
a. visual perception.
b. depth perception.
c. absolute threshold.
d. conformity.
d
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A patient committed suicide. In an attempt to better understand factors leading up to this death, the therapist interviews the patient's family, co-workers, friends, and treating physicians. This approach is known as a
A) psychological autopsy. B) post-mortem investigation. C) psychological inquiry. D) psychological debriefing.
Research shows that people with names like Tanya are more likely to live in Tampa and people with names like Sarah are more likely live in Sarasota. What can conclude from this research?
a. We can conclude that having certain initials is correlated with certain outcomes. b. We can conclude that living in a place that starts with an ‘S' causes people choose names that start with an ‘S'. c. We can conclude that living in a place that starts with a ‘T' causes people choose names that start with a ‘T'. d. We can conclude that having a name that starts with a ‘T' causes people to live in places that start with a ‘T'.