Which event originally sparked excitement about the possibilities of criminal profiling?
a. A researcher discovered personality similarities among murderers
b. A mystery novel described a detective who relied on psychological methods.
c. A personality theorist argued that certain traits led to habitual crime.
d. A psychiatrist exaggerated his role in finding the mad bomber.
d
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In a set of scores that are normally distributed,
a. many people score at the high end and just a few score at the low end. b. people are equally likely to obtain any particular score. c. people tend to score consistently when they are retested. d. few people score very high or very low and most people score near the average. e. people's scores reflect their actual ability.
On the morning of her son's birthday party, Rebecca receives a call that the party venue is no longer available. If Rebecca has high self-esteem, how is she likely to respond to this information?
A. She will feel overwhelmed with finding another venue and end up cancelling the party. B. She will try to problem-solve but give up when there are no obvious solutions. C. She will immediately start calling other venues and continue to do so until a new location is reserved. D. She will beat herself up for once again not having a good enough party for her son.
Avery is very adaptable to change. She is on a regular sleeping, eating, and waking schedule. Thomas and Chess would describe Avery as being a(n) __________ child.
A. easy B. difficult C. slow-to-warm-up D. undemanding
You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell
phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into twoand threedigit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse. Thus, you have aided your short-term memory through a. maintenance rehearsal. b. the key number system. c. the method of loci. d. chunking.