The boys in Ms. Jones' third grade class were lined up according to height and were then weighed in this order beginning with the shortest. Each succeeding boy was found to weigh more than the preceding one. These data were plotted on a graph with weight on the horizontal axis and height on the vertical axis and revealed a
a. zero correlation.
b. positive correlation.
c. negative correlation.
d. horizontal line.
b
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A. loudness B. amplitude C. pitch D. volley
The recovery model of schizophrenia is based on four assumptions. What is one of these assumptions? a. All individuals with schizophrenia fully recover from the illness
b. Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder with an inevitably poor prognosis. c. Schizophrenia is a chronic medical condition that does not define the individual. d. Empowering the individual helps correct the sense of powerlessness and dependence that results from traditional medical health care.
Phobias differ from fears in that phobias
a. are less likely to cause distress. b. do not interfere with one's behavior. c. are not tied to a specific stimulus or situation. d. are excessive and unreasonable.
The fear of abandonment is seen in both borderline and dependent personality disorder. A key difference is
their reaction to it: A) The person with borderline personality disorder gets into new relationships and the person with dependent personality disorder is afraid to seek out new relationships. B) The person with borderline personality disorder gets angry and the person with dependent personality disorder becomes submissive. C) The person with borderline personality disorder gets depressed and the person with dependent personality disorder gets angry. D) The person with borderline personality disorder goes to other people for a replacement and the person with dependent personality disorder stays alone and sad.