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rosent76

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When choosing a topic for their first research project, students should probably NOT choose to study _____.
 
  a. adults c. recovering addicts
  b. college students d. any of these populations

Question 2

All of the following were suggested in the textbook as good ways to find a topic for research except _____.
 
  a. reading abstracts in journals that report on topics that interest you
  b. reviewing a textbook from your favorite psychology class
  c. consulting newspapers on a daily basis
  d. looking for interesting summaries of research in psychology journals and magazines


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Undergraduate researchers should not study vulnerable populations (e.g., addicts), but should make use of populations of college students or other adults.

Answer to Question 2

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Newspapers contain many unusual observations. Items that are newsworthy tend to be atypical. If a scientist is looking for the general laws of behavior, the hypotheses gained from reading newspapers are probably not good ones to test.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Wow, this really help

aliotak

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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