Systems, such as astrology and graphology, enjoy wide popularity because of their
a. uncritical acceptance.
b. scientific basis.
c. accuracy in predicting people's future behavior.
d. cost.
A
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Which theory of aging proposes that people need to maintain their desired level of involvement in society in order to maximize their sense of well-being and self-esteem?
A. disengagement theory B. activity theory C. continuity theory D. compensational theory
The study by Karraker and her coauthors asked parents to rate their newborn sons and daughters. The results showed that
a. the infant's gender did not substantially influence the parents' judgments. b. parents tended to think that sons were stronger and larger featured than daughters. c. mothers made a bigger distinction between sons and daughters than fathers did. d. fathers made a bigger distinction between sons and daughters than mothers did.
If we were to repeat an experiment a large number of times and calculate a statistic such as the mean for each experiment, the distribution of these statistics would be called
a. the distributional distribution b. the error distribution. c. the sampling distribution. d. the test outcome.
As Laura is preparing for the exam, she keeps in mind that positive symptoms of schizophrenia refer to ____, while negative symptoms refer to ____.
A. environmental causes; biological causes B. biological causes; environmental causes C. loss of normal functions; distortion of normal functions D. distortion of normal functions; loss of normal functions