Research by Angold et al. (2000) on the use of medication for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that
a. there is no evidence that children are being inappropriately medicated
b. fewer than 5 percent of children on medication are being inappropriately medicated.
c. more than half of children on medication are being inappropriately medicated.
d. medication is rarely used to treat the disorder.
c
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Which of the following scales would be used when the information is qualitative rather than quantitative?
a. Ordinal b. Interval c. Nominal d. Ratio
Cannon and Bard disagreed with the James-Lange theory of emotion on the basis that
a. internal changes occur more quickly than the theory claimed. b. there were fewer emotions that people can experience. c. physical responses occur before feelings. d. physical responses are difficult to measure. e. emotions and internal responses occur at the same time.
The authors of your text tell a story about Abraham Lincoln in which Lincoln ordered a coach to stop so he could save some piglets from drowning
Lincoln claimed that he helped because "I should have had no peace of mind all day had I gone on and left that suffering old sow worrying over those pigs." Lincoln argued that he was helping because of a. altruism. b. self-interest. c. social exchange concerns. d. the reciprocity norm.
Which of the following is true of research findings about relaxation training?
A) ?It is effective for college students but not with children. B) ?It is generally no more effective than a placebo/control. C) ?It aids psychological but not hormonal stress responses. D) ?It may be an essential part of biofeedback and hypnosis.