Explain how we know about the life expectancy of people who were just born in the last few years.
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a. the false-consensus effect. b. a self-fulfilling prophecy. c. confirmatory hypothesis testing. d. the trait negativity bias.
According to your text, the most accurate statement regarding the treatment of histrionic personality disorder is that a. there are no scientific studies demonstrating success
b. patients who voluntarily attend therapy tend to get better. c. strict behavioral programs have been shown to be effective in scientific research. d. cognitive therapy is most effective.
Who was the British psychologist who published Animal Intelligence in which he argued that sophisticated emotional dilemmas regulate animal behavior?
A. Lewis Henry Morgan B. Edward Thorndike C. George J. Romanes D. Gustave Le Bon
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a. sexual dysfunction b. reduced sexual desire for Bob c. hypersexuality d. a normal desire for sexual variety