Who of the following is most likely to experience body dissatisfaction?

a. 12-year-old Pedro who is tall for his age
b. 12-year-old Penelope who is overweight
c. 19-year-old Paulette who is tall for her age
d. 19-year-old Phillip who is large but muscular


B

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a. To unroot unconscious conflicts that give rise to his anxiety b. To determine the biological cause of his anxiety and find the right drug to treat it c. To become aware of his true feelings, fix his self-image, and come to accept himself the way he is d. To identify and change the irrational thought patterns that have led to his anxiety e. To determine how factors like his gender, social class, and ethnicity interact to make him anxious

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A picture of a Coke bottle is flashed on a computer monitor, but too briefly for a viewer to notice. According to the concept of priming, which result is most likely?

a. ?There will be no effect because the viewer is unaware of the event. b. ?The viewer will recognize related words (e.g., diet, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper) more quickly than unrelated words (e.g., computer, pencil) on a test a few seconds later. c. ?There will be faster recognition of related words if the viewer is in an altered state of consciousness. d. ?With repeated exposure, the viewer will become a Coke drinker.

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If you have made a mistake in your interpretation of your experiment and reject the null hypothesis when it is actually true, you have

a. Made a type I error b. Made a type II error c. Made a type III error d. Applied alpha incorrectly

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