Ellen is shown a somewhat ambiguous picture of a person in a lab coat studying what looks like a medical chart. Ellen is then asked to tell a story about this person. She says that this person is a new resident in a hospital and is working very long hours, but is happy to have finally reached his goal of becoming a doctor. In this story, Ellen is exhibiting:
a. low achievement motivation c. high fear of failure
b. high achievement motivation d. a self-handicapping strategy
B
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A. walking while supporting herself on furniture B. walking by herself C. sitting without support D. crawling
Which of the following is a psychometric properties of an assessment instrument?
A) significance B) sensitivity C) standardization D) specificity
Social competence was measured in girls with Turner's syndrome, a defect in which the individual is missing an X chromosome. Those who received the single X from their fathers did better and were better adjusted than those who received the single X from their mothers. The dad's gene seemed to override the mother's chemically altered gene. This is an example of
A. incomplete dominance. B. a sex-linked characteristic. C. genetic imprinting. D. a recessive trait.
Why is psychology considered a science, and what are the steps in using the scientific method?
What will be an ideal response?