Regarding the SRRS, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A more conservative rating of stress can be obtained by totaling LCU points on the SRRS for only the previous six months.
b. Improvement in life conditions can be as costly as a decline.
c. Major changes in our surroundings or routines require us to be vigilant, on guard, and ready to react; and over long periods, this can be quite stressful.
d. In a classic study in which people were deliberately exposed to the cold virus, a person with a low score on the SRRS was much more likely to get a cold.
D
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A score that lies one standard deviation above the mean
a. has the same X value as the point of inflection. b. has a z value of +1.0. c. has a z-value of -1.0. d. has a z-score equal to the mean.
You are a female college student in the late 1960s who participated in a study that asked you to evaluate the quality of several articles written by professionals in a variety of fields
Some of the articles were in stereotypically female fields and some were in stereotypically male fields. Even though the articles were exactly the same, some of them were stated to have been authored by men, while others were stated to have been authored by women. After the study was completed, you were able to view the results. What where they? a. Female authors were rated higher in stereotypically female fields. b. Male authors were rated higher in stereotypically male fields. c. Females were rated higher in all fields. d. Males were rated higher in all fields.
If you asked 4-year-old Keisha to describe herself, which of the following is she most likely to say?
A) "I am friendly." B) "I am smart." C) "I am helpful." D) "I do not like bugs."