Suppose researchers are not certain about whether or not a certain finding is replicable. Which of these procedures would be appropriate for answering the question?
a. A meta-analysis
b. A standard deviation
c. A demand characteristic
d. A case history
a
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Research by David Dunning suggests that one problem concerning self-assessment is that people tend to
a. pay too little attention to past successes in evaluating future prospects. b. overestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy. c. underestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy. d. dwell too much on past failures in assessing present competencies.
Marnie was hospitalized for psychotic symptoms that made her a danger to herself and others. During this time, she had many hallucinations and delusions, flat affect, and very disorganized thinking. These symptoms had been emerging for many months, but eventually got severe enough after about 8 months to require hospitalization. Now, Marnie is out and living in a group home in which she receives
extra support and monitoring, as well as transportation to a job. Her thinking is still somewhat unusual, she is still pretty quiet, and she often has trouble paying attention to directions, but her psychotic symptoms are much improved. When Marnie lives at the group home, she is in the phase of schizophrenia. a. prodromal b. active c. residual d. psychotic
Through assimilation and accommodation, Piaget believes we attempt to maintain ____.?
a. ?mental equilibrium b. ?egocentrism c. ?logical thinking d. ?reality orientation
We all strive to develop ourselves to the best of our abilities and to achieve self-actualization according to ____
a. evolutionary biologists c. humanistic psychologists b. behaviorists d. feminist theorists