Which of the Following Best Reflects Psychology's Goal of Explanation

question 206

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best reflects psychology's goal of explanation?

• A) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
• B) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent teenagers from starting the habit.
• C) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
• D) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order to provide a clear picture of the disorder.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.