Dr. Masood is conducting an experiment in which she is testing the effect of video game playing on the ability to think creatively. One group of children plays video games two hours a day for a week, another group of similar children plays video games for a total of two hours in a week, and a third group of children do not play video games at all. All three groups of children then take a test
measuring their creativity. The hypothesis that Dr. Masood is testing is best described as a ____ hypothesis.
a. ?predictive
b. ?control
c. ?causal
d. ?behavioral
ANSWER:
c
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A. may play some role in suggesting or implanting traumatic memories in their clients B. only facilitate the release of repressed memories C. are totally responsible for their clients' repressed memories D. are skeptical about the existence of any repressed memories
Short-term memory can store ____ item(s), and the duration of storage is ____
a. ?only one; approximately one hour b. ?approximately seven; about twenty seconds c. ?approximately seven; over sixty seconds d. ?unlimited; unlimited
The Transtherorectical Model (TTM) was developed to identify common themes across different intervention theories, and notes that:
a. we come to a rapid conclusion when presented with health care decisions. b. we process through different stages as we think about, attempt to, and finally change any specific behavior. c. there is one single task that has to be completed when we want to change health care behavior. d. patients just do not like to change their behaviors.
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a. children also had AIDS b. transfusion recipients also had AIDS c. AIDS could be passed on heterosexually from men to women d. All of the above are true.