Some have suggested that the relationship between hassles
and stress, as demonstrated by the Hassles Scale, might actually be better explained by the fact that some of the symptoms noted may reflect symptoms of a psychological disorder such as depression. This is an important reminder of the value of
A) ruling out rival hypotheses.
B) replicability.
C) Occam's Razor.
D) extraordinary claims.
Answer: A
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Which example best illustrates metalinguistic awareness?
a. Being able to pronounce all the phonemes in a language b. Becoming less egocentric and then becoming better able to understand the meaning of selfishness c. Confusing a "w" with an "m" and reading "wow" as "mom" d. Using the term "truck" when referring to all wheeled vehicles (e.g., trucks, cars, motorcycles)
Kraepelin is credited with
a. discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. b. determining the cause of senile dementia. c. identifying different types of mental disorders. d. writing the first edition of the DSM.
Betty is a two-year old. She starts screaming and crying every time her mother makes her drink a glass of milk. She continues to behave this way till her mother takes the glass away and tells her she does not need to drink it. According to Freud, which part of Betty's personality is responsible for this behavior?
A) The ego B) The superego C) The id D) The superid
According to personality researchers, which of the following is true of the effect of personality on altruism?
A. Assertiveness strongly predicts helping across a variety of situations. B. Personality influences how particular people react to particular situations. C. People who are low in self-monitoring are attuned to others' expectations. D. Gender is the only characteristic that predicts helping better than any other factor.