When the probability the results of a research study were due to chance is less than 5%, the results are said to be:
a. correlational
b. non-correlational
c. statistically significant
d. statistically insignificant
C
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When a person is anxious or fearful, they may experience indigestion. Why?
a. The parasympathetic branch inhibits digestion. b. The parasympathetic division of the ANS predominates when we feel fear or anxiety. c. The sympathetic division of ANS stimulates the digestive process. d. The sympathetic division of the ANS predominates when we feel fear or anxiety.
The fifth edition of the DSM was expected to include
A) more information based on biological and genetic research. B) seven new axes. C) criteria for determining whether an individual is insane. D) a more categorical approach to psychological disorders.
Which of these is not a step in the measurement of psychological constructs?
(a) create a pool of items and have people respond (b) start with a tentative conceptual definition (c) test the test, that is, assess its reliability and validity (d) infer causality from the validity correlations, in order to make the test useful (e) establish a reference point and unit of measurement
Working memory and the short-term store are similar to each other in that they both
A) consist of information that is currently being processed. B) move information between different storage systems. C) see information as always available and active. D) have several different components that monitor, process, and allocate information.