IQ tests became widely used not to bring slow learners up to the average, but to categorize people in school and in the armed services according to their presumed "natural ability."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
True
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According to recent research, pregnant women give many reasons as to why they do not quit smoking during pregnancy. These reasons include all of the following EXCEPT
a. they are under too much stress to stop smoking. b. smoking fights feelings of depression. c. everybody around them smokes. d. stopping smoking is unhealthier for the fetus than continuing smoking.
Regarding traditional psychoanalysis, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. A major technique in psychoanalysis is dream analysis, and Freud thought the latent content of dreams was particularly important. b. Freud believed that the ability to understand transference is essential to a client's success in psychoanalysis. c. Freud's techniques of free association, dream analysis, and
interpretation are designed to help clients repressnegative aspects of their personalities. d. Freud believed when a client has self-insight her/his ego no longer needs to maintain defensive behaviors or psychological symptoms. e. In psychoanalysis, the therapist offers interpretations to help the client gain insight into the unconscious origins of their problems.
Children who watch many violent television shows tend to behave more aggressively than other children do
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Research on false memories has found that
A. false memories are usually experienced only during times of emotional distress. B. people are often as confident in false memories as they are with actual memories. C. people who test low on introversion and dissociation are more susceptible to developing false memories. D. messages in pop culture have little influence on how people view repressed memories of abuse.