When an experimenter who is conducting a factorial study talks about the "groups" in the experiment, s/he is referring to _____
a. several people who meet in a room at the same time in order to participate
b. the cells in the experiment
c. the interactions that are present in the data
d. the statistical procedure by which the mean square is calculated
B
A "group" refers to a cell, or combination of treatment levels. The participants in a group do not actually meet, but are tested individually.
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a. a Type B personality. b. an internal personality. c. an external personality. d. a Type A personality.
According to the gate control theory:
A. rubbing a painful area triggers nonpainful impulses, which compete with painful impulses B. the spinal cord allows only painful impulses to pass through and reach the brain C. pain is reduced by distracting yourself from thinking about the pain D. neural gates close when a person's emotional state calms down
Minority women who reach career success tend to have personal control, are active problem solvers, and confront problems. This is referred to as ______.
A. self-sufficiency B. self-drive C. self-efficacy D. self-determination
On the TV show 24, Terri experiences several stressors. She and her daughter are kidnapped, her husband is on a danger mission to track down terrorists, and after escaping from their captors, Terri witnesses her daughter become a victim of a fiery car crash. After fainting, Terri awakens and cannot remember any personal information about herself or her family. It appears Terri is
suffering from ____. a. ?dissociative amnesia b. ?cyclothymic disorder c. ?anterograde amnesia d. ?dissociative identity disorder