Throughout the day, Judy is distracted by the thought that she has left her keys or her wallet locked in her car. As a result, she checks her purse dozens of times each day to be sure the keys and wallet are with her. In this example, Judy's constant checking her purse for her keys and wallet would be considered a(n)
a. phobia.
b. compulsion.
c. obsession.
d. paranoid delusion.
B
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a. self-effacing extravert b. conscientious worrier c. perfectionistic explorer d. disagreeable introvert
Consider the following syllogism: If it's a robin then it is a bird. It is a bird. Therefore, it is a robin. In the example above, "Therefore, it is a robin" is a of a syllogism
a. premise; categorical b. conclusion; categorical c. premise; conditional d. conclusion; conditional
A true experiment is preferable to a quasi experiment _____________
a. always b. never c. when you cannot randomly allocate subjects to conditions d. all other things being equal
The square root of the variance is called the
a. range. b. median variance. c. standard deviation. d. simple deviation. e. natural variance.