A psychologist was interested in relating the number of times a young adult had been arrested to that person's attendance in high school. The number of arrests is

a. the independent variable.
b. the dependent variables.
c. the covariate.
d. a parameter.


B

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After breakfast, Xua left for school and was involved in a terrifying car accident. Later in the day, he tried to remember what he had eaten for breakfast. While he could remember every second of the car accident, he couldn't seem to recall what he had eaten for breakfast. What might explain this difference in his memory recall of his morning?

A. The terror of the accident took away his memories of prior to the accident. B. He probably experienced retrograde amnesia from the car accident. C. He probably experienced a huge rush of stress hormones just prior to the accident, making it easier to recall those events. D. He probably blocked out breakfast, superstitiously thinking it may have been the reason he had the accident.

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White-collar professionals generally experience an increase in job _______________ as time goes on, while blue-collar workers generally do not

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Regarding the theories of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Each theory has added to our understanding by providing a sort of lens throughwhich human behavior can be viewed

b. The best way to judge a theory is in terms of its usefulness. c. Theories cannot be fully proved or disproved. d. Since theories are neither true nor false, their implications or predictions should be considered faulty and unreliable.

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Which major type of schizophrenia has become rare in Europe and North America?

a. disorganized schizophrenia b. catatonic schizophrenia c. paranoid schizophrenia d. undifferentiated schizophrenia

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