What is one reason to be skeptical of reports that hypnotized people can remember past lives?
a. Too many people report past lives that were impoverished and unpleasant.
b. In most cases their reports describe events far different from their current lives.
c. When they report something that could be checked, they are wrong.
d. They state their memories in vague terms with no confidence.
c
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Cindy abuses barbiturates and she continually increases her doses. What is the likely outcome of this practice for Cindy's health? a. She is not at risk of overdose, because her body continually increases its tolerance to match her intake. b. She is very likely to overdose, because some barbiturate effects show tolerance while others do not
c. She is not at risk of overdose, because barbiturates do not have life-threatening effects, even at high doses. d. She is very likely to overdose, because barbiturates do not produce tolerance.
Children form strict stereotypes of gender based on their observed differences around the ages of ____
a. one to three c. three to six b. two to five d. four to seven
If a woman has genital herpes, she may opt for:
a. taking AZT during the pregnancy. b. a Cesarean birth to minimize the risk of transfer of the infection to the child. c. the use of a doula to minimize transfer of the infection to the child. d. None of these would be used in the case of a genital herpes infection.
Which one of the following would be most likely to establish that a test is grounded in psychological theory?
a. The correlation between test score and external criteria b. The correlation between the test scores of the same people at two different points in time c. A high coefficient alpha from a test of internal consistency d. Evidence of validity based on the test’s relationship with other constructs