You overhear psychology students talking about a research method that often "fails to generalize." Which method is the MOST likely topic of their discussion?
a) correlation
b) case study
c) experiment
d) surveys
Answer: b
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A. Proximity B. Continuity C. Similarity D. Common fate
Which of the following is NOT one of the four tasks of grieving according to William Worden?
a. Analyze the necessary losses. b. Accept the reality of the loss. c. Work through the pain of grief. d. Adjust to the environment from which the deceased is missing.
Systems theorists view anorexia nervosa as ______
a. a type of weight phobia b. an effort to remain a prepubescent child c. a method used by the anorexic for diverting family attention away from marital tensions and family conflict onto themselves d. a method for punishing overdemanding, manipulative parents
Porcelli and Delgado (2009) investigated the effects of acute stress on framing effects in decision making. They found that:
a) acute stress reversed the typical framing effect. b) acute stress accentuated the typical framing effect. c) acute stress had no influence on the typical framing effect. d) the framing effect obtained depended on the particular nature of the stressor.