Jeffrey is a con artist who swindled his own grandmother out of her life savings. He shows no remorse and claims it was her own fault for being so gullible. Jeffrey exhibits the characteristics of __________ personality disorder
a. schizoid c. avoidant
b. schizotypal d. antisocial
D
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In order to choose questions for a final version of a test, the examiners created a graph with difficulty on one axis and discriminability on the other. The examiners should use the questions that
a. all above the .50-point on the discriminability axis. b. fall below the .50 point on the discriminability axis. c. fall between .30 and .70 on difficulty and above .30 on discriminability. d. fall above the .50 point on discriminability and difficulty.
A researcher uses an anonymous survey to investigate the study habits of American college students. Based on the set of 56 surveys that were completed and returned, the researcher finds that these students spend an average of 4.1 hours each week working on course material outside of class. For this study, the average of 4.1 hours is an example of a(n) ____
a. parameter b. statistic c. population d. sample
Persons who suffer from a bipolar I disorder tend to show
a. hyperactive, agitated, manic behavior with episodes of deep depression. b. total despair and hopelessness with an occasional episode of hypomania. c. almost complete mutism with inappropriate posturing, referred to as "waxy flexibility.". d. somatic delusions or delusions of influence with frequent auditory and tactile hallucinations.
The heritability of intelligence _____________ from childhood to adulthood
a. decreases b. increases c. stays the same d. has not been calculated in this area of research