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Which branch of psychology focuses on the study of how behavior and thinking evolve as a result of natural selection?
Which branch of psychology focuses on the study of how behavior and thinking evolve as a result of natural selection?
- Empiricism
- Evolutionary psychology (correct)
- Psychoanalysis
- Cognitive psychology
What is the term for the phenomenon where people perceive a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people perceive a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists?
- Empirical observation
- Hindsight bias
- Illusory correlation (correct)
- Operational definition
Which type of study involves in-depth examination of a single individual or a small group?
Which type of study involves in-depth examination of a single individual or a small group?
- Experimental study
- Random assignment
- Correlational study
- Case study (correct)
In research, what is the term for the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
In research, what is the term for the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
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