Depersonalization is a(n)
a. psychotic tendency to view others as non-human.
b. acute episode of amnesia characteristic of personality disorders.
c. robot-like or detached feeling that sometimes occurs in dissociative disorders.
d. abrupt, dramatic change in personality seen often in mood disorders.
C
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The Type A behavior pattern is a significant predictor of __________, particularly when the person has high levels of hostility.
A. mental illness B. coronary heart disease C. cancer D. respiratory illnesses
Which of the following accurately describes the chi-square test for independence?
a. It is similar to a single-sample t test because it uses one sample to test a hypothesis about one population. b. It is similar to a correlation because it uses one sample to evaluate the relationship between two variables. c. It is similar to an independent-measures t test because it uses separate samples to evaluate the difference between separate populations. d. It is similar to both a correlation and an independent-measures t test because it can be used to evaluate a relationship between variables or a difference between populations.
The fact that the IQ scores of two-thirds of the impoverished people in the US who are Caucasian are not significantly different from those of ethnic minority groups would support the notion that
a. the genetic differences between Caucasians and minorities account for the lower scores of some ethnic minority groups. b. the IQ differences between African Americans and Caucasians are likely the result of poverty. c. Caucasian people who are dull are likely to be poor. d. poverty leads to a decline in IQ of Caucasians, but not African Americans.
Convergent thinking requires the child to
a. apply concrete reasoning. b. apply abstract reasoning. c. generate the best solutions to a problem. d. identify the one best answer to a problem.