A positive correlation exists between the number of close and personal friends one has and levels of self-esteem. This finding
a. suggests that high self-esteem enhances one's capability to develop close personal friendships.
b. suggests that having close friends leads to increased self-esteem.
c. is difficult to interpret because the direction of the influence cannot be determined.
d. suggests that friends are not a source children use to help them determine their competence and self-worth.
C
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a. historical b. longitudinal c. epidemiological d. case study
If the hippocampus is damaged, patients usually show a striking inability to consolidate new memories, a condition known as
a. retrograde amnesia. b. anterograde amnesia. c. retroactive interference. d. proactive redintegration.
In most cases, people suffering from anxiety disorders
a. fail to respond with fear in a dangerous situation. b. transform their distress into symptoms that closely resemble a physical disability. c. seem to generate their own misery, regardless of what's happening around them. d. can control the fear if they can identify exactly what they are afraid of.
Place theory advances the idea that pitch discrimination depends upon the
a. area of the middle ear stimulated. b. number of auditory neurons activated. c. frequency at which auditory neurons fire. d. area of the basilar membrane that vibrates to the sound.