One criticism of the Gluecks' longitudinal research on delinquency is that the researchers were
a. not blind to participants' delinquent status.
b. unaware of participants' delinquent status.
c. approximately the same age as the participants.
d. teachers in the schools the participants attended.
Answer: a
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Which of the of the following statements best summarizes the protest of functional psychology against Wundt and Titchener??
a. Functional psychology proposed that more mental elements exist than allowed by Wundt and Titchener.? b. ?Functional psychology emphasized that Wundt's and Titchener's approaches to psychology were too broad and included too many topics of study. c. ?Functional psychology claimed that Wundt's and Titchener's approaches were too restrictive because they did not study the practical value of mental processes. d. ?In contrast to Wundt and Titchener, functional psychology said that consciousness could not be studied scientifically. e. ?None of the choices are correct.
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A. spontaneous recovery B. extinction C. generalization D. discrimination
Lydia Tan has been living with her paranoid schizophrenic husband on an isolated farm for so long that she has come to accept his irrational beliefs. When she visits her sister, her delusions weaken. Mrs. Tan's condition is called ____
a. schizophreniform disorder b. Capgras delusion c. schizoaffective disorder d. shared psychotic delusion
The acceptance of the mood stabilizer _____________ was slowed by a series of overdose poisonings and by the fact that the drug is one of the basic elements and could not be patented
A. lithium B. valproic acid C. carbamazepine D. lamotrigine