An experimenter was interested in comparing two kinds of marital therapy programs--one that involved individual counseling and one that provided therapy for couples together. The experimenter also thought that therapy effectiveness might depend on the age of the couples, the number of years they had been married, and whether or not they had any children. Which of the variables in the study is not
a subject variable?
a. type of therapy
b. age
c. years married
d. children
A
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a) Structure-oriented factors b) Ecological- or cultural-level measures of culture c) Individual-level measures of culture d) Contextual factors
Which of the following is true about stressful life events?
a. They impact psychological health, but not physical health. b. Only negative events are perceived as stressful. c. Relatively common, minor stressors are referred to as "daily hassles.". d. They are the primary cause of illness and disease.
The first phase of college students' thinking is
questioning personal and social values. believing in the existence of clear and perfect truths. carefully considering many opposing ideas. becoming committed to a set of personal values.
According to Ryckman, a completely adequate theory of personality:
a. will be constructed by a personality psychologist in the next decade. b. has already been constructed by several personality theorists. c. will never be constructed. d. was once constructed in the early 1900s by a French physician.