Emma is trying to convince her professor that he gave her an unfair grade. She continues to pester him for several days, as her arguments become ever more extreme
Ultimately, the professor tells Emma, II will not change your grade; moreover, you should be thankful for the grade you received!" Emma's professor likely resisted changing her grade because he ________. a) perceived her as attempting to gain an unfair advantage relative to her classmates
b) saw her as being atypically confrontational and irritating relative to her classmates
c) became convinced she cared nothing for the class but only cared about her image
d) felt strongly that he was being pushed to do something he didn't want to do, rather than being asked
d
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A. cognitive-behavioral therapy B. motivational therapy C. the 12-step approach D. they are equally effective
External validity is to quantitative research as ____ is to qualitative research
a. credibility b. transferability c. dependability d. confirmability
Symptoms of untreated diabetes mellitus include a. unexpected weight gains and excess urination. b. weight loss, thirst, and excess urination
c. unexpected weight gains and lack of thirst. d. weight loss and failure to urinate normally.
Most people have some concept of what intelligence is. Psychologists, on the other hand,
a. have a precise definition for intelligence. b. have no precise definition of intelligence but have one precise measurement tool that assesses intelligence. c. agree that intelligence is accurately measured by the standardized tests employed today. d. cannot agree on a single definition of intelligence.