An "acquiescence response set" refers to the tendency of people filling out questionnaires to
A) agree to fill out questionnaires even when they would prefer not to.
B) select the answer option that they think makes the best impression.
C) have a bias toward saying "yes" or "agree" to questions.
D) have a bias to select the last answer option.
E) select the answer option that they think the examiner expects.
C
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the development of the sex organs in a baby?
a. The first sex organs appear far earlier in girls than in boys, since the organs do not require extra tissue for their formation. b. The first sex organs do not develop until the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are over, which is why pregnant parents cannot find out the gender of the baby until this point. c. The first sex organs appear far earlier in boys than in girls, since the organs are external as opposed to internal. d. The first sex organs, which are the gonads, are identical in male and female fetuses for the first month or pregnancy.
Titchener believed psychologists should analyze complex experiences in terms of ________
a. learned behaviors b. actualizing experiences c. their basic elements d. a stream of consciousness