Whitley feels intensely displeased that Lena deliberately left the tuna fish sandwich sitting out in the sun so that Whitley would get food poisoning after she ate it. Whitley's emotional response would best be described as

a. instrumental aggression.
b. hostility.
c. anger.
d. displacement.


c

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a. workers in the special test room came to outperform workers in the control room. b. workers in the control room actually outperformed workers in the test room. c. neither group of workers showed an increase in productivity. d. both groups of workers showed an increase in productivity.

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While conducting statistical analysis, Gordon forgets how to calculate degrees of freedom. All he knows is that Group 1 has twenty-three subjects and Group 2 has twenty-seven subjects. How many degrees of freedom should Gordon use for his analysis?

a. ?4 b. ?48 c. ?50 d. ?2

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A runner trips and falls in the last lap of the race. Her frustration is intense because

a. her frustration is social. b. of external frustration. c. the goal is near. d. the situation is life-threatening.

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If Sarita says that she feels "sick" all the time and has consulted many different doctors regarding her numerous physical complaints and no organic cause can be identified for any of these complaints, Sarita would most likely be diagnosed with a psychosomatic disorder

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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