Research on child sexual abuse shows that

a. it seldom has long-lasting effects on adjustment, because most victims don't remember the abuse.
b. it seldom affects the physical health of adult women.
c. although it often has immediate psychological consequences, long-term psychological consequences are relatively rare.
d. victims suffer a number of psychological consequences, both immediate and long term.


D

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a. True b. False

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a. True b. False

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Following his experience in the military, Hans developed a classically conditioned fear response to radio static. After he left the military, the response extinguished. However, after not hearing radio static for several months, Hans again shows the conditioned fear response. Hans's experience is best described by

a. stimulus generalization. b. stimulus discrimination. c. reconditioning. d. spontaneous recovery. e. shaping.

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is an example of

a. a radical measure. c. a rarely used measure. b. a projective measure. d. an objective measure.

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