The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

a) description
b) explanation
c) prediction
d) control

ANS: B, Asking "why" calls for an explanation.

Psychology

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First, describe a preoperational child's likely response to the conservation-of-liquid task

Then discuss how centration, focus on static endpoints, and lack of reversibility are important limitations to children's preoperational thinking during the conservation-of-liquid task. What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The degrees of freedom equals the number of scores that are free to vary minus one

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology