Some researchers contend that anxiety is detrimental to performance, while other researchers contend that anxiety actually enhances performance
To answer this question, Dr. Patterson has her participants work on crossword puzzles before and after being exposed to anxiety-inducing stimuli. The data from her participants are presented below. Using a = .05, test the null hypothesis that the two groups do not differ.
No Anxiety Anxiety
23 14
19 11
21 10
t =7.746, P < .05, reject the null hypothesis.
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Positive and negative feedback loops are associated with which model of strategic family therapy?
A. The model proposed by Haley and Madanes at their Washington Institute B. The Mental Research Institute C. The Milan Model of strategic therapy D. All of the above
Belle St. Patrick is five feet seven inches tall and weighs ninety pounds. She makes every
attempt to avoid eating very much or else she moves the food on her plate around, especially if people are watching her. She has always been very active in high school athletic sports and is captain of the girls’ swim team. However, since Belle turned sixteen, she has become intensely fearful of gaining weight. She has begun a regimen of eating minimal amounts of food as well as exercising excessively to prevent herself from gaining weight. Belle often wears many layers of bulky clothing because her parents constantly complain about how thin she is. Which diagnosis would you consider the most appropriate?
a) Bulimia nervosa, purging type b) Bulimia nervosa, non-purging type c) Anorexia nervosa, restricting type d) Anorexia nervosa, binge eating/purging type
The organization which is responsible for the creation of professional teaching standards for special education is the
teaching standards for special education is the a. ARC. b. Learning Disabilities Association of America. c. Council for Exceptional Children. d. National Association of State Directors of Special Education. e. Council of Chief State School Officers
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Agency staff who have responsibility for program compliance and monitoring are the best equipped staff or conducting program evaluations. 2. Familiarity with a program and program staff may complicate the evaluator’s ability to gain information from internal and external subjects. 3. Having an evaluator on staff guarantees that this person has knowledge of the program to be evaluated. 4. University researchers can face difficulties in implementing rigorous research designs when conducting agency based evaluations. 5. Faculty members often have easy and readily available access to students, materials and other resources to conduct agency based evaluations.