What element would make for an adequate test of the hypothesized relationship between child abuse and dissociative disorder?
a. retrospective analysis
b. prospective research with objective measures
c. accurate prevalence rates for child sexual abuse
d. intensive case studies of patients with multiple personality disorder
Answer: b.
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Problems with sexual relationships such as too little erotic activity before intercourse, too little tenderness afterward are largely due to
a. too much goal setting. c. a mixed sexual values system. b. poor communication. d. not enjoying sexual fantasies.
What was responsible for the immigration of many German scientists, including psychologists, to the United Kingdom and United States prior to World War II?
a. The Nazi “Law for the Restoration of Professional Civil Service” restricted opportunities for Jews, so British and American scientists put together a program to move scientists to safety. b. The United States government created job opportunities and special immigration status for scientists from all over the world in order to bolster the war effort. c. Freudian theory was extremely offensive to many European governments, who expelled scientists who agreed or used Freudian methods. d. Hitler ordered all scientists to sign loyalty oaths and those who refused lost their citizenship and were forced to leave.
According to the decay theory, forgetting occurs because:
a. new information is "recorded over" old information. b. similar items of information interfere with one another. c. memories simply fade with time if they are not accessed now and then. d. the cues needed to recall the memory are not present.
Craig has engaged in unprotected sex with several partners. He has had a bad flu recently and wonders whether he should get tested for HIV. What should Craig do in this case?
What will be an ideal response?