Which of the following is a likely reason that elderly men have higher rates of completed suicide than elderly women?
A) Men in declining health view themselves as a burden.
B) Women are more likely than men to have multiple combined risk factors for suicide.
C) Women are more likely to choose violent methods, such as firearms, when they attempt suicide; men use less violent methods that often go undetected until it is too late.
D) More men than women attempt suicide.
A
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An experimenter tests the hypothesis that physical exercise improves mood. Subjects in the experimental group participate on Monday and Tuesday and those in the control group on Wednesday and Thursday. What is the extraneous variable?
a. the hypothesis b. the day of the week c. the exercise d. the mood (degree of happiness)
A major criticism of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank was
a. low validity. b. low reliability. c. sex bias. d. that it was not properly designed for real life applications.
All of the following were described by Harry and Margaret Harlow as one of the five important relationships found in primates, including humans except
a. peer relationships c. father-offspring relationships. b. sexual relationships. d. sibling relationships.
If you want a strong reinforcer, you should mildly stimulate the
A. hypothalamus. B. substantia nigra. C. cerebellum. D. striatum.