According to statistics, who is most likely to commit suicide?
a. George, an 18-year-old black male
b. Washington, an 80-year-old white male
c. Andrew, a 45-year-old white male
d. Jackson, a 25-year-old black male
b
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Susie scored a 105 on an online test claiming to measure intelligence. One week later she took the same online test and earned a score of 107. Three weeks later she took it again and earned a 103. These scores indicate that the online tests is
A) valid. B) standardized. C) reliable. D) projective.
A design in which a single group of subjects is tested both before and after treatment is a(n) _____ design
a. correlational b. single-group posttest-only c. single-group time-series d. posttest-only
Regarding learned motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Many motives are acquired directly through learning. b. Praise, money, success, pleasure, and similar reinforcers affect our goals and desires. c. Learned motives include our needs for physical contact, activity, and sensory input. d. The need for achievement and power are considered learned motives.
Dawn is afraid of flying
Her therapist has begun a 10-week treatment involving talking about the fears of flying, rating her fear, talking about different types of planes, looking at pictures of planes, watching planes at the airport, using imagery, and eventually going on a trip. This therapy technique is known as A) systematic desensitization. B) systematic sensitization. C) transmatic desensitization. D) automatic desensitization.