A __________ occurs when a behavior that was predicted does not actually occur.
A. true positive
B. false positive
C. true negative
D. false negative
Answer: B
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Which of the following would be the best definition of psychotherapy?
a. The use of drugs and other medical techniques to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbance. b. A technique in which improvement is caused not by the process but by the client's expectations. c. A psychological technique used to facilitate positive changes in a person's personality, behavior, or personal adjustment. d. A technique in which a group of people discuss their problems in person or through social networking sites.
The explanation that emotion helps us to appropriately manage approach and withdrawal behaviors leads to the expectation that emotion
A. reduces autonomic activity. B. maintains steady levels of arousal. C. promotes survival. D. allows us to express our feelings to our closest friends and family.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding research methods?
a. The most commonly used method in social science research is the open-ended interview. b. The main drawback of the experimental method is that the findings may not generalize in real-life settings. c. The strength of the case study approach is the ability to generalize the findings. d. The main advantage of gathering non-numerical data from interviews is that coding is relatively quick and inexpensive.
A nominal scale of measurement is a measurement in which ______.
A. the scale conveys order or rank only B. the scale has no true zero and is distributed in equal units C. a number is assigned to represent something or someone D. the scale has a true zero and is equidistant