To determine the cause-and-effect relationships between two variables, a researcher would conduct an experiment. administer a questionnaire. collect archival data. administer an inventory.

Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. upon first entering the room, sariah can hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the chirping even though it is still there. the fact that sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound demonstrates sensory

Recall that in one condition of the experiment conducted by stasser and titus (1985) about student council president candidates, all group members had access to the same information, and that in another condition, members had unique information that other group members didn't know. in the second (unshared information) condition, the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition. this occurred because groups seldom can agree on who is most expert. focus discussion on the information that all members know. often ignore dissenting opinions. avoid differences of opinion, given conformity pressures.

Rick is a student at capstone college. he developed a schedule that he thought would let him spend the minimum amount of time studying while still getting good grades. rick is following his schedule, but he’s not getting the grades he hoped he would get. what is the best way to describe rick’s approach to studying?