The ______ is the product of the effect of x on the mediator and the effect of mediator on y, controlling for X.
a. partialing effect
b. total effect
c. direct effect
d. indirect effect
Ans: D
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a. Hindsight bias occurs in many different settings. b. Hindsight bias appears to be pervasive in everyday analyses of personality. c. Hindsight bias is generally restricted to thinking about issues related to personality. d. The notion of hindsight bias has been raised in criticisms of psychoanalytic theory.
When used to treat schizophrenia, typical antipsychotics are
A. effective against negative symptoms but not against positive symptoms. B. effective against positive symptoms but not against negative symptoms. C. equally effective against both positive and negative symptoms. D. ineffective against both positive and negative symptoms.
According to Carr and Lovaas, aversive methods of behavior therapy involving electric
shock a. should only be used as a last resort. b. are particularly effective with young children. c. are more effective than punishment. d. do not produce overgeneralization of the punished response. e. should only be used in combination with reinforcement.
We say that a curve is skewed to the right if the ________
a. tail on the left is longer b. tail on the right is longer c. tail on the right is shorter d. highest part of the curve lies on the right