Prospective studies of children at high risk for schizophrenia show that compared to children who do not develop the disorder, children who develop
the disorder show greater problems with
a) verbal fluency.
b) impaired attention.
c) visual-spatial mapping.
d) coordination and balance.
b
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An experimental study is conducted examining the relationship between sleep deprivation and depression. Participants are kept awake by the experimenters for different amounts of time, and then are assessed on various symptoms of depression. In this study, the number of hours that a participant stays awake is the ____
a. random variable b. independent variable c. dependent variable d. control variable
Which is not evidence that the United States is a death-denying society?
a. Euphemisms are used for death. b. A taboo on death conversation c. Cryonics d. Having life insurance e. Calling in a professional to handle the body
Which is a real-life example of a secular trend?
a. The average height of Western European and American children increased by nearly four inches between 1880 and 1950. b. Children in Japan were taller in 1967 than they were in 1966. c. Somalian parents tended to have more female babies in 1994 than they did in 1992. d. The average weight of a man in Laos increased two pounds from 1993 to 1997.
What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on trait explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of situations?
a) availability heuristic b) augmenting principle c) self-fulfilling prophecy d) fundamental attribution error