Briefly explain the confounds of testing and regression to the mean
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Testing is a threat to internal validity in which repeated testing leads to better or worse scores (practice or fatigue effects). Regression to the mean is a threat to internal validity in which extreme scores, upon retesting, tend to be less extreme, moving toward the mean.
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According to Freud, the manifest content of a dream:
a. consists of the actual symbols and images that appear in the dream b. consists of the hidden or unconscious desires that cannot be expressed directly c. is a byproduct of the brain's trying to interpret random neural activity in the hindbrain d. is based on problems that were unresolved during the previous 24 hours
Derek has complained that he is "down in the dumps.". Which of the following disorders does Derek most likely have?
a. dysthymic disorder c. bipolar I disorder b. major depressive disorder d. somatization disorder
Would Erikson’s theory suggest that Betty’s behavior is internally or externally motivated? What motivates it? Which system of personality is most involved in personality, according to the theory?
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If you were to explain how sexual attitudes and practices have changed in the United States during the past century
You might want to note the point at which, for the first time, the majority of adolescents no longer believed that premarital sex was neither right nor wrong but rather should be judged based on the couple's relationship. You should associate this change in cultural attitudes with which of the following dates? a. 1947 b. 1959 c. 1973 d. 1996