If you conduct a study and predict that X causes Y, then X is the ____ variable
a. internal
b. external
c. independent
d. dependent variable
C
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From a psychoanalyst's perspective, mental disorders are treated:
A. by unlearning conditioned emotional responses B. as problems of living caused by societal inequities C. by the patient gaining insight into his or her unconscious conflicts D. using the principles of learning
What are brief and common aggressive acts that frequently reflect the prejudice of the aggressor?
A. microaggressions B. hostile aggressions C. reactive aggressions D. instrumental aggressions
A community psychologist conducts research examining how women who breastfeed their babies feel that they are treated in society. She recruits women who are or who have recently nursed their children, and asks them to participate in a face-to-face interview. Each interview lasts two hours. Which goal of research is she pursuing?
A. Control B. Prediction C. Explanation D. Description
The _____ is Holmes and Rahe's measure of stress, which ranks forty-three life events from most to least stressful and assigns a point value to each
a) general adaptation syndrome b) approach-approach theory of stress (ATS) c) biopsychosocial model d) Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)