A potential problem that arises when evaluating research findings presented in the media (e.g., television, magazines, online) is that
A. those reporting the findings have little financial stake in the public's acceptance of the findings.
B. important aspects of the research method are likely not reported.
C. the findings may be from research studies conducted in other countries.
D. all of these
B. important aspects of the research method are likely not reported.
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Kimberly is in a treatment program for eating disorders. She is more introverted than many of the other girls in the program and denies that she is hungry or has any psychological distress. Kimberly is most likely to be diagnosed with ____
a. restricting anorexia c. bulimia nervosa b. binge-eating/purging anorexia d. binge eating disorder
What theoretical approach proposes that nothing that exists can be known or communicated?
a. existentialism c. nihilism b. materialism d. animism
A skilled cellist has extensive regions of the brain devoted to control the fingers of the left hand as they are positioned on the strings. This is an example of experience-dependent growth
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements is not reflective of the Maternal Behavior Q-set (Pederson et
al., 1990 )? A) Mothers who are rated as more sensitive have infants with good emotional development. B) Instead of completing a questionnaire or rating scale, the rater sorts maternal behaviors, printed on cards, into stacks ranging in behaviors that are most or least like the mother. C) It is mainly used to assess infant-mother attachment relationships. D) The developers included a large range of maternal behaviors that were consistent with Ainsworth's original writings and theory regarding maternal sensitivity.