If a distribution of scores is shown in a bar graph, you know that the scores were measured on a(n) _________ scale of measurement
a. nominal or ordinal c. interval or ratio
b. ordinal or interval d. discrete or continuous
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As discussed in the text, which factor is a consideration when assessing characteristics using the mental status examination?
a. The treatment model used b. Use of a highly unstructured interview c. The interviewee's cultural background d. Future achievements relative to people of the same age
Among Hispanic Americans deaths in the United States in 2007
a. infant mortality rates were much lower than those for non-Hispanic Caucasian infants b. an excessive number resulted from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and suicide c. death rates were much higher than those for non-Hispanic Caucasian Americans d. death rates were much lower than those for non-Hispanic Caucasian Americans e. heart disease and cancer are unusually prominent causes of death
Describe the stimuli that produce osmometric thirst, and cite evidence indicating the location of osmoreceptors in the brain.
What will be an ideal response?
The extent to which the first information we receive about someone influences our impression of that person more than later information is called __________.
A. the phi phenomenon B. the halo effect C. attribution theory D. the primacy effect