Michelle wants to design a public service announcement that will encourage adolescents not to smoke cigarettes. Research on fear arousal suggests that she should
a. make the ad moderately frightening
b. make the ad as frightening as possible
c. not make the ad frightening at all
d. only use fear arousal if the ad will use very strong arguments
Answer: A
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a. the interaction between their genetic predisposition and familial support b. the medical aspects of their disorder c. how their thoughts influence their experiences of anxiety d. the relationship they have with their parents currently and in the past
When we calculate the power for a number of different experimental designs, the calculations depend upon
a. a different approach to each kind of problem. b. the way we use the tables. c. the number of subjects we have. d. the same basic steps, but with slightly different formulae.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ten-year-old Greta is beginning to feel like she is in control of her emotional experience. She is acquiring
A) perspective-taking skills. B) a sense of emotional self-efficacy. C) an ideal self. D) a sense of inferiority.