The degree to which a test classifying people as not having a particular disorder when, in fact, they do not have the disorder is known as __________.
A. reliability
B. specificity
C. sensitivity
D. face validity
Answer: B
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Given research on cyber bullying, which of the following scenarios represents the most prevalent form of online bullying?
A. Ashley feels offended by a social media post and posts a response demeaning the intelligence of the original author. B. Thomas attempts to impersonate a coworker he dislikes online and posts hateful messages under their name on several websites. C. Brittany makes a fake social media account under her teachers name and posts offensive messages. D. Leonard posts a ranting message on social media about everyone he dislikes and tags each person in the post.
Lewin developed the theory that beliefs about a group are a function of the people in that group and the group’s entitativity, or B = f (P, E).
a. True b. False
Which statement is true of synapses?
A. Synapses only occur between presynaptic terminal buttons and postsynaptic dendrites. B. Synapses can occur between presynaptic terminal buttons and postsynaptic dendrites, somas, or axons. C. The synaptic cleft contains fluid that mirrors the intracellular fluid of the cell. D. Terminal buttons include ribosomes and mitochrondria.
If Suzanne presented with numbness of her left leg that could not be explained physically, she would be diagnosed as having a(n) __________ disorder.
A. anxiety B. somatic symptom C. dissociative D. hysterical