Margot Wonders If People Behave More Aggressively When There Is

question 229

Multiple Choice

Margot wonders if people behave more aggressively when there is a full moon.To attempt to find out,she categorizes arrest records and emergency room admissions by the cycle of the moon.Margot is taking a(n) _____ approach to the question.

• A)empirical
• B)dogmatic
• C)hypothetical
• D)deductive

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Definitions:

Structuralism

An approach in psychology and sociology that explores the elements of human culture, thought, and experience, emphasizing the idea of underlying structures.

Ancestral Females

Reference to female ancestors, often used in discussions about evolutionary psychology to analyze behavioral traits and reproductive strategies.

Spatial Ability

The cognitive skill to visualize and manipulate objects and shapes in space, understanding their spatial relationships.

Selective Pressures

Environmental or societal factors that influence the survivability and reproductive success of organisms, thereby affecting evolutionary change.