When a researcher examines several replications of a phenomenon, he would be most likely to examine these data using the statistical technique of
a. correlational analyses.
b. meta-analysis.
c. p-values.
d. internal validity.
b. meta-analysis.
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Results of a study of cognitive vulnerability to depression found that ____ percent of the students with thought patterns classified as "high risk" for depression subsequently suffered a major depressive episode whereas only ____ percent of the "low risk" students subsequently experienced a major depressive episode
a. 16; 2.7 b. 25; 15 c. 46; 14 d. 85; 10
Changes in self-esteem through puberty and adolescence would be studied by what type of psychologist?
a. clinical c. developmental b. experimental d. social
According to the Daubert standards,
A. individuals can be involuntarily hospitalized if they represent a threat to themselves, but not if they represent a threat to others. B. testimony from an expert witness such as a clinical psychologist is admissible in court if it is generally accepted in the field, even if it is not reliable or valid. C. testimony from an expert witness such as a clinical psychologist is admissible in court if it is reliable and valid, even if it is not generally accepted in the field. D. the mental status of a defendant at the time of the trial is a more important factor than the mental status of a defendant at the time of the crime in NGRI evaluations.
According to the article Blowing in the Wind about stress reactions following natural disasters, all of the following perspectives predict the biggest problems for elderly people following disasters except the:
(a) exposure perspective (b) resource perspective (c) inoculation perspective (d) burden perspective