In signal detection theory, which term refers to the ease or difficulty of distinguishing a signal from noise?
A. d-prime
B. sensitivity
C. correct rejection
D. difference threshold
Answer: B
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Testimonial evidence provides hard scientific evidence that ESP exists.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Carole is a healthy teenager. She is able to resist illness despite being severely stressed at times. She believes that change is normal and can face adverse situations well. Psychologists would say that Carole:
A) exhibits low self-efficacy expectations. B) is psychologically hardy. C) is indulging in irrational beliefs. D) is catastrophizing.
Cody was accused of assaulting his neighbor, but several psychologists testified at his trial that Cody has paranoid schizophrenia and suffers from delusions and hallucinations. In addition, the day of the alleged assault, Cody had been hearing voices telling him that a space alien had inhabited the body of his neighbor and that this alien was attempting to inhabit Cody's body when his neighbor
knocked on his door. The neighbor even testified that Cody called him "a space creature.". The jury found that because of his schizophrenia, Cody could not appreciate that assaulting his neighbor was wrong; and therefore, the jury found Cody a. guilty but impaired. b. not guilty by reason of insanity. c. not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility. d. guilty under exceptional circumstances.
Charging someone with a crime
A. occurs automatically after an arrest. B. implies a formal decision to continue with prosecution. C. is another word for "arrested." D. is a decision made by the police.