According to the discussion of breast cancer,
a. this disease has a higher death rate for women than all forms of cardiovascular disease combined.
b. because of the extensive publicity, the majority of adult women perform regular breast self-examinations.
c. because of the availability of mammograms, physicians no longer recommend breast self-examinations.
d. women of color are significantly less likely than White women to have had a mammogram.
D
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All of the following accurately reflect Selye's description of physiological responses to stress EXCEPT
a. if a stress is prolonged, the individual becomes accustomed to the threat. b. resistance represents a failure to cope with the stressor. c. continuing exposure to a stress may result in the individual exhibiting increased susceptibility to diseases of adaptation. d. initially stress causes an activation of the fight-or-flight response.
An essential truth about B. F. Skinner's research is that:
a. it is more similar to Adler's than it is to Freud's. b. it is one that looks inside a person for clues to his or her behavior. c. it is based on clinical studies of neurotics. d. it is the antithesis of the psychoanalytic and other approaches.
Which is NOT a major shortcoming of self-reports?
a. Standardizing the self-report measure results in difficulty in comparing the responses of two different individuals who have completed the self-report. b. Respondents may give socially desirable answers so the researchers think more positively of them. c. These types of reports are difficult to use with very young children. d. Language abilities between people of different ages can make interpretation of results difficult.
When there is only one predictor variable in a regression, beta (regression coefficient) = r (correlation coefficient)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false