Luri decides to conduct a study to examine whether pre-school boys and girls spend more time talking to same-sex or opposite sex children. In this example, preschool children represent the _____________.

Erin is conducting research on how to improve recycling behavior in suburban towns. This type of research is best described as _______________.

Matthew is talking to Cindy at a track meet. Cindy is constantly fidgeting and looking over Matthew’s shoulder at someone else in the distance. Due to Matthew’s ______________ of appropriate “track meet” behavior, he does not interpret Cindy’s behavior as disinterest in him, but of nervousness of competition.

Even though Christopher has lost a great deal of money gambling, he continues to place bets at the roulette table because he believes that he can predict the winning number. Christopher’s perception that he can control events that are uncontrollable is known as:

John is studying the research question “when and why do people conform to a group’s behavior?” This would fall under which main facet of social psychology?

A child focused on self-relevant information is using self __________.

Levi is part of the research team, and he is assigned to play the role of a disgruntled student in the experiment? Levi is a __?

Paul is having trouble getting his iPod to work. If you ask him whether he typically has trouble using his iPod, you are seeking information about:

Correlation automatically indicates causation.

Which of the following would NOT represent a formal step in the research process?