Fiona is a very busy graduate student. She is currently running4 research studies
by herself and volunteering at the local abused women shelter in her spare time.
One morning after a difficult night at the shelter, she provides one of her subject
pools with the research materials of one of her other experiments. After finding
out her mistake, she decides to cut-her loses and drop the data from that
morning's session. If Fiona decides to do this, what must she in turn do?
A) Request that the participants do her study again.
B) Document the error and inform others of the mistake.
C) Drop a similar number of participants from her other studies.
D) Nothing, she's done everything that is needed.
B
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Therapists representing the biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic orientations are discussing the case of Frances from the text. What common feature will these therapists see in this case of depression?
a. All focus on her use of defense mechanisms. b. All note her tendency to blame herself for troubles in her relationships. c. All see how the basic cause of the depression can be traced to early childhood experiences. d. All focus on the influence of her family as a causative agent in the development of her depression.
Which term describes an organized pattern of functioning that adapts and changes with mental development?
A. assimilation B. schema C. reception D. skill
Infants' decline in crying as they mature in age during the first year is best understood in terms of
a. extinction of crying when parents do not respond. b. responsive parents who prevent the baby's distress. c. reinforcement of crying when parents give attention. d. degeneration of the brain's "crying center" with aging.
When rejected children are asked to enter a group of unfamiliar children already at play, they typically
a. passively watch as their peers play. b. make casual statements about the children in the group or about what they are doing. c. join in by trying to dominate the activities. d. attempt to join in by disrupting the activities.