Malcolm works for a major pharmaceutical company and is in charge of designing a clinical protocol to study depression. The new medication under investigation has the potential to alleviate the symptoms of depression

Malcolm needs to describe how depression as well as how the improvement of depressive symptoms will be defined in the study in order to recruit the right subjects. In other words, Malcolm needs to provide a(n)
a. hypothesis.
b. theory.
c. operational definition.
d. functional definition.
e. investigative definition.


c. operational definition.

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which infant reflex is correctly matched with its description?

a) Moro startle reflex; following a sudden drop in height, an infant extends its arms and legs and quickly brings them in b) grasping reflex; an infant turns its head toward something touching its cheek c) sucking reflex; an infant grips something placed in its hand d) rooting reflex; toes fan out and curl in when sole of foot is stroked

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What is the meaning of proximity in communication?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Which of the following is true?

a. Autistic children have an unusually well-developed and differentiated self-concept. b. Most autistic children show no evidence of intellectual developmental disorder. c. Autistic children tend to be overly friendly and trusting of others. d. Because of difficulties in trying to test them, we can only estimate the intellectual ability of most autistic children.

Psychology