Dr. Smith is conducting a study with girls that explores the impact of playing sports on self-esteem. What is the dependent variable in his study?
a) self-esteem
b) sports
c) aggression
d) gender
Answer: a
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d. positively punished.
One method that may help sleep disorder patients to "reset" their biological clock (circadian rhythms) is exposure to a. very loud noises
b. strong smells. c. very bright lights. d. strong magnetic fields.
Dominic tells you that he is married to Jennifer Lopez and that together, they rule the world. Vincent tells you that all the other patients and the staff are talking about his case and what to do about him. Dominic suffers from delusions of ____, whereas Vincent suffers from delusions of ____
a. grandeur; reference b. control; grandeur c. persecution; control d. reference; persecution
The meta-analysis of drug prevention programs funded by SAMSHA found that:
a. programs that were effective in demonstration projects were almost always effective in real-life settings. b. it is probably impossible to effectively implement prevention programs in real-life settings, regardless of how well they performed in demonstration projects. c. the effectiveness of programs in real-life settings is heavily dependent upon how well the program was implemented. d. it is too expensive to try to implement prevention programs in real-life settings.