A psychologist has developed a series of personality inventories and wants to determine if they are valid. One of the scales measures perfectionism, so he asks a colleague for advice on how to establish the validity of this scale. The colleague tells him
that if he were to find a sample of people with __________ personality disorder, these people would obtain high scores on a scale that measures perfectionism.
a. avoidant
b. histrionic
c. antisocial
d. obsessive-compulsive
Answer: d.
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A. Creative people have the same IQ scores as the general population. B. Those with the highest IQ scores are the most creative. C. There is rather little correlation between creativity and IQ among creative people. D. Creative people actually have slightly lower IQ scores than the general population.
Pavlov called the stimuli (CSs) that come to signal biologically significant events the:
a. first-signal system b. second-signal system c. cortical mosaic d. mind
Jorge and Crystal’s adult daughter, Florence, has recently moved back in with them when she lost her job due to downsizing. Jorge and Crystal are experiencing the ____
a. parent trap b. ?full nest c. ?empty nest d. ?departure phase
Regarding a baby’s adaptation to labor and delivery, stress hormones __________
A) endanger the newborn B) arouse the infant into alertness C) cause the cervix to thin and the uterine wall to contract D) cause the mother to breathe deeply, increasing the infant’s oxygen supply