According to the text, how long has the scientific study of human development existed?

A percentile band

a. provides the range of percent correct for any given group of individuals. b. provides the range of percentiles that are likely to represent a subject's true score. c. is formed as an interval one standard error of measurement above and below the true score. d. represents all scores below the mean score.

A continuous view of development emphasizes gradual and steady changes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Historically speaking, "treatments" of psychological disorders tended to involve cruel practices such as exorcism and execution. This reflected the assumption that:

A) people were biologically programmed to do evil. B) people who behaved in strange ways were possessed by demons. C) only those patients, who have chances of recovery, should be provided treatment. D) patients who are released from mental hospitals could face a relapse.

A person who is undergoing catharsis while in a session of psychoanalytic therapy will express strongly felt, but usually repressed, emotions

a. true b. false