One of Your Professors Has Assigned a Small-Group Term Paper

question 44

Multiple Choice

One of your professors has assigned a small-group term paper that needs to be completed by the end of the semester. The professor has allowed each group to select their own topic. During the early stages, when your group is first trying to think of potential topics, it would be best to have group members who were skilled in

• A) convergent thinking.
• B) transformational logic.
• C) field dependence.
• D) divergent thinking.

Recognize ethical considerations in psychological research including deception, informed consent, and debriefing.

Understand how theories and hypotheses drive research in psychology.

Understand measures of central tendency and variability (median, range).

Recognize the significance of generalizability and biases in survey research.

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Definitions:

Geographic Location

The specific physical position or area where something exists or occurs, often defined in terms of latitude and longitude.