A graduate student is almost done with his dissertation when he is informed that twenty years ago someone did a similar project and already demonstrated what he had hoped to be the first to discover. What basic step of the scientific method should have saved him from this problem?

Researcher Victoria Leto DeFrancisco studied the conversations of heterosexual couples in their homes to determine how power is created and maintained through day-to-day interactions. Which type of approach is she using in this research?

The theory of positivism states that an individual’s sense of perception is the only valid source of reality. What was August Comte’s purpose for developing this theory?

A student at a university explains that he doesn’t want to join a fraternity because he believes they create negative in-group and out-group dynamics. What perspective best describes his views?

Freud and Erikson disagreed about the primary motivation for human development. Freud thought it was _____ while Erikson thought it was _____.

Your 90-year-old uncle complains that he can’t get around the way he used to.  He has trouble getting up out of chairs and difficulty walking across the room when he does get up.  Can you help him?

The birthing process occurs in three stages.  The second stage takes place when the 

Beth’s parents are athletic, and they tend to take Beth to all types of athletic events and activities like mountain biking, roller blading, and skiing.  As a result, she has many opportunities to practice her athletic skills.  That her parents expose her to so many athletic activities is an example of the

Which research strategy is the BEST for determining cause-and-effect relationships?

Babies have three types of cries.  Which of the following is NOT one of them?