Given the fatal course of HIV infection, what psychological factors could explain why people would still continue to engage in unsafe sexual practices/drug use?

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary.

Psychology

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If a repeated-measures study shows a significant difference between two treatments with ? = .01, then what can you conclude about measures of effect size?

a. The value of Cohen's d is large. b. The percentage of variance explained (r2) is large. c. Both Cohen's d and r2are large. d. A significant effect does not necessarily mean that the effect size will be large.

Psychology

The field of science that investigates the relationships between the nervous system and behavior/mental processes is ____

a. ?evolutionary psychology b. ?psychodynamic psychology c. ?neuroscience d. ?behaviorism

Psychology

Jorge is learning Spanish and English simultaneously in his home. Equally fluent in both, he is a balanced bilingual

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

Primary appraisal refers to ____

a. ?one’s biological predisposition toward stress reactions b. ?one’s most significant reaction to an event c. ?a reaction to a stressful event that is typical of a younger person d. ?a person’s initial interpretation of an event

Psychology