If you were to measure a concept of fear of gang shootings in a
neighborhood and you developed a five-point scale with categories of
no safety concerns on one end and extreme safety concerns on the
other end. What type of scale is this?
A. Thurstone
B. Semantic differential
C. Ordinal
D. Likert
D
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results can we be?" a. descriptive statistics b. inferential statistics c. population parameters d. population statistics
Which of the following statements is FALSE about normal preschool aggression?
a. Total aggression tends to peak at about age 4. b. Younger children tend to act aggressively out of frustration, and older children tend to act aggressively for retaliation. c. Highly active, impulsive children tend to act more aggressively. d. Younger children tend to demonstrate aggression with peers while older children tend to act aggressively in response to parental limits.
Researchers want to quantify the effects of a solution-focused intervention at improving self-esteem
They recruit 50 people for the study and decide that half will receive solution-focused brief therapy, while the other half will receive no therapy. What do the researchers hope to accomplish? a) Discover a new explanation b) Rule-out an explanation c) Support an existing explanation d) Recruit more people
According to the National Organization for Human Services, the following is TRUE concerning dual relationships:
a. There is a clear consensus among practitioners regarding nonsexual relationships in counseling. b. Due to the fact that there are clinical, ethical, and legal risks, all blending of roles must be avoided. c. Objectivity in counseling is enhanced with dual relationships. d. Professionals support the trust implicit in the helping relationship by avoiding dual relationships that may impairprofessional judgment, increase the risk of harm to clients, or lead to exploitation.