A researcher administered a questionnaire asking several open-ended and ‘what-if’ questions about the trash disposal system in a small town in order to learn more about the town’s attitudes on waste management policy. Which aim was the researcher targeting most?

a. Hypothesis generation
b. Test development and validation
c. Reliability analysis
d. Hypothesis and model testing

a. Hypothesis generation

Psychology

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In Freudian theory the part of the psyche that is present at birth and houses biological drives, such as hunger, as well as two key psychological drives, sex and aggression, is known as the __________

Id ego or super ego?

Psychology

Lisa, a college student, had a great time at the party last

night. She danced, sang karaoke, and even played the "rock band" video game—all behaviors that she had never exhibited in public before. She had been drinking the "punch" all night long, which she was told contained high levels of alcohol. Lisa was quite surprised to find out the next morning that the punch did NOT contain any alcohol. What concept may explain Lisa's behavior? A) The Rosenthal effect B) Illusory correlations C) The nocebo effect D) The placebo effect

Psychology