A research report includes this paragraph: "We hypothesized that anxiety disorders are more frequent in children whose parents are divorced. We looked at the frequency of anxiety problems in divorced and intact families, using court records to determine when the divorce took place.". What component of scientific research is missing in this paragraph?
a. There is no operational definition of
anxiety disorder.
b. There is no reliable way of determining timing of divorce.
c. There is no examination of base rates.
d. There is no clearly stated hypothesis.
a
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a. a live person performing actions the child understands b. a person with whom they could communicate via closed-circuit TV c. a person in a video performing actions the child understands d. a live person performing the actions the child does not understand
Ann suddenly finds that a group of girls who used to talk with her are now ignoring her. Ann is experiencing:
A) manipulative aggression. B) relational aggression. C) reputational aggression. D) verbal aggression.
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A. They have some type of mild mental disorder. B. They tend to have fewer emotional problems than others. C. They tend to be less mature than an average person. D. They are socially maladjusted.
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A) the same basic; many B) different; many C) overlapping/ambiguous; many D) the same basic; less than 5 E) 15; Western cultures