According to the article The Nose Knows about the ability of mothers to detect the scent of their babies, an example of a soft measure in psychology would be:
(a) questionnaire responses
(b) hugs and kisses observed
(c) the number of times the mother changed the infant
(d) the amount the infant ate
A
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Which of these are likely to be comorbid with anorexia nervosa?
a. bipolar disorder and somatization disorder b. depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder c. agoraphobia and borderline personality disorder d. hypochondriasis and dependent personality disorder
A basketball coach uses a series of drawings in order to teach Tommy the proper sequence of behaviors necessary to successfully carry out a play from the play book. This is an example of using:
a. picture prompts b. total task presentation c. forward chaining d. graduated guidance
The Wechsler scales have subtests which measure verbal tasks and:
a. language skills. c. performance tasks. b. mathematical ability. d. street smarts.
How does factor analysis contribute to the identification of basic traits?
A. It speeds the counting of trait terms, such as those found in a dictionary or thesaurus. B. Trait terms that have the greatest number of synonyms are classified as factors. C. It provides an agreed-on template for researchers to classify newly proposed trait terms. D. Patterns of correlations among responses to questionnaire items can identify traits that cluster together.