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NClaborn

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Which statement is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?
 
  a. People tend to prefer as much social contact with others as possible.
  b. There is little variation between individuals when it comes to desired level of social contact.
  c. People are motivated to maintain an optimum balance of time alone and social contact.
  d. On average, men in individualistic cultures desire more social contact than do women, but in collectivistculture s, women prefer more than men.

Question 2

Luke would like to know if there is a relationship between the number of psychology courses people take and their level of empathy. He surveys a randomly selected group of college students. Each student indicates the number of psychology courses he or she has taken and then completes an empathy scale. Luke's research is best described as a(n)
 
  a. correlational study.
  b. experiment.
  c. prospective study.
  d. archival study.



Mollythedog

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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