One of the authors knew a little boy named Jerry. He was about 3 years old. Jerry
was a terror. He would throw stones at cars and people, knock over other children's
bikes, etc.
His mother would smile at him and tell him to be a good boy whenever he did
these things, but when her irritation mounted she would explode and punish him for some
trivial thing. One of the main problems she had was
(a) insensitivity to the effects of regression to the mean
(b) lack of consistency
(c) she generalized her responses inappropriately
(d) she did not take into account the possibility that spontaneous recovery
would occur
B
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A cutting score is
a. associated with the number of people allowed to take the test. b. the minimum point for test reliability. c. a decision point. d. the base rate for a test with a dichotomous format.
In Gardner's view,
A) intelligence is completely determined by biological factors. B) culture plays no role in the development of intelligence. C) culture interacts with an individual's profile of intelligences. D) children's private and social speech influence intelligence.
Any intentional effort to change an uncomfortable situation is called ________ coping
a. indirect b. aggressive c. direct d. defensive
________ refers to therapy in which the underlying rationale is that people have control of their behavior, can make choices about their lives, and are essentially responsible for solving their own problems.
A. Psychodynamic therapy B. Humanistic therapy C. Cognitive therapy D. Behavioral therapy