Why did the developers of the DSM-5 decide to no longer use the term dementia as a diagnostic label?
a. It is a pejorative term that carries an unfortunate stigma.
b. The term is too specific and descriptive.
c. The term only applies to young people.
d. Prevalence rates of dementia are very low.
A
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Compared to within-subjects designs, between-subjects designs require relatively ____
a. larger numbers of participants b. smaller numbers of participants c. less control of individual difference d. more concern for practice effects
According to the article Pants On Fireabout the detection of high stake lies, the participants' interrogation
was videotaped and trained coders used the Facial Action Coding System to evaluate the participants. How well did these trained coders do? (a) they completely failed at determining who lied (b) the coding system was very accurate, but the coders were not very accurate (c) the coders were very accurate--they were better at detecting who lied than at detecting who told the truth (d) the coders could only tell who told the truth, but they were very unsuccessful at detecting who lied
Hagen and Hale (1973) showed children of various ages cards with one animal and one household item on them. They told them to remember where the animal was located on each card. What did they find?
a. Older children were better at recalling animals. b. Younger children were better at recalling household items. c. Older children were better at recalling animals, and younger children were better at recalling household items. d. Older children were better at recalling both animals and household items because of their superior attention skills.