Which of the following in NOT a reason why police should be cautious in enlisting a psychologist to assist in hostage negotiation?
A. Psychologists have little formal training on the topic
B. Predictors of probable dangerousness in a given person are very poor
C. Psychologists may side with the hostage taker, reflecting the Stockholm syndrome
D. Statistical methods are more accurate predictors of outcome than is clinical judgment
C
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Which of the following populations is used to statistically determine discrimination?
a. Area population b. Qualified work force c. Control group population d. National census data
Thorndike developed _________ from his work with cats in a puzzle box.
A. the law of shaping B. the law of contingency C. the law of effect D. the law of parsimony E. the law of learning
In a freak accident, Neeley damaged her frontal cortex and was unable to remember anything that took place months before the accident. Neeley is suffering from
A. retrograde amnesia. B. anterograde amnesia. C. Korsakoff's psychosis. D. Alzheimer's disease.
Diagnostic assessments are most appropriate when a
a. student enters a new school or program. b. student outperforms all other students in the class. c. teacher wishes to know how much knowledge a student is retaining. d. student continues to experience problems with the same material.