Two types of psychotherapy are compared for treating depression. A random half of the subjects receive each of the treatments. What type of design does this study represent?
a. Single-factor within-subjects
b. Single-factor between subjects
c. One-group pretest-posttest
d. Posttest-only design with nonequivalent control groups
b
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Student Z is the target of unwelcome verbal and physical conduct from classmates and finds little about herself/himself in textbooks except for stereotypes. What can we assume about student Z?
a. Student Z is likely to be female. b. Student Z is likely to be from an economically disadvantaged background. c. Student Z is likely to compensate for this by over-contributing to class conversations. d. Student Z has conduct disorder.
The appeal of Tannen's view that males and females have gender-based communication styles due to cultural differences
a. has intuitive appeal because it confirms people's stereotypes and is simple. b. has empirical support in the area of negotiations. c. can explain all communication problems between males and females. d. supports the idea that communication has nothing to do with confusion of sexual consent.
REM sleep is associated with ____.
A. tension and activity of the postural muscles B. PGO waves in the brain C. a highly synchronized EEG pattern D. decreased heart rate