The arithmetic average of a distribution is the:
a. mean.
b. median.
c. mode.
d. standard deviation.
a
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How does the MMPI measure personality?
a. From observations of actual behavior in certain situations b. From answers to true-false questions c. From measurements of brain activity d. From facial expressions while people listen to stories
A psychologist explains a disorder as follows. "The disorder develops because, in the face of overwhelming stress, the person has the capacity to dissociate and wall off the traumatic experience. This happens when there is no support in the family." The psychologist probably holds a ____ perspective on ____
a. behavioral; dissociative identity disorder b. behavioral; somatoform disorder c. psychodynamic; hypochondriasis d. psychodynamic; dissociative identity disorder
Dee and Soleila watch a YouTube clip of "Mrs. Memory" reciting pi for thousands of digits. Dee is impressed, but Soleila wonders if Mrs. Memory can remember what her husband asked her to purchase at the grocery store. Soleila's concern echoes _____ critique of the research of _____.
A) Noam Chomsky's; B. F. Skinner B) John Watson's; William James C) Frederic Bartlett's; Hermann Ebbinghaus D) Kurt Lewin's; B. F. Skinner
A car crash woke John from his afternoon nap. When he looked out his apartment window, he saw several people milling around two smashed cars. He decided not to dial 911 because he assumed someone had already called. John's reaction is an example of
a. the bystander intervention problem. b. pluralistic compliance. c. obedience to authority. d. conformity to social norms. e. social loafing.