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Placebos correct answers when a patient insists on having a medical cure by a physician does not believe that medicine is necessary, the physician may prescribe sugar pills. Such fake pills are called _________. naturalistic observation correct answers On his first day as a school psychologist, Daniel took a trip to the school ground and quietly sat in the corner watching the children play. He noticed several patterns in the way children behaved with each other, especially when they were playing games. Daniel is most likely using the method of _________. It is designed to find solutions to specific personal or social problems. correct answers Which of the following statements is true of applied research? Correlation correct answers an association among variables is known as ________. Critical Thinking correct answers ____________ is defined as a way of evaluating the claims and comments of other people that involves skepticism and examination of evidence. Behaviorist correct answers When you are training a pet, you are most likely relying on which of the following psychological perspectives? Biological correct answers The _______ perspective works on the assumption that thoughts, fantasies, and dreams—and the inborn or instinctive behavior patterns of various species—are made possible by the nervous system and especially by the brain. Insist on evidence correct answers Which of the following is a principle of critical thinking? Psychologists are guided by principles of critical thinking as they try to draw conclusions from research evidence collected through the scientific method. correct answers Which of the following statements is true of the scientific method? correlation coefficient correct answers a ________ expresses the strength and direction (positive or negative) of the relationship between two variables Cognitive Psychologists correct answers ________ primarily study how we perceive and mentally represent the world, how we learn, remember the past, plan, problem solve, and use language. reinforcement correct answers Sofia does not like eating vegetables. To ensure that she eats vegetables, her mother offers her an extra helping of dessert every time Sofia finishes her vegetables. In the context of behaviorism, this is known as _____. statement about behavior or mental processes that is testable through research. correct answers A hypothesis is: