Eric has maintained contact with six of his high school friends for the last 60 years. They often get together for activities, to socialize, and to simply spend time together. Eric and his longtime friends would be best described as a(n)

a. zone of maximal performance potential.
b. environmental press

c. zone of minimal comfort.
d. social convoy.


d

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a. 0.03 b. 0.3 c. 0.9 d. 3.0

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Research suggests that compared to women who do not experience morning sickness, women who experience morning sickness early in their pregnancy are:

a. less likely to have a miscarriage b. more likely to have a low birthweight baby c. less likely to have twins or triplets d. more likely to have a miscarriage

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A loose connection between theory and method threatens _________ validity

a. internal b. external c. construct d. statistical

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According to a multi-level approach to groups

  a.  it is more important to understand group-level processes than individual-level processes.   b.  most processes that seem to be group-level processes are determined by psychological mechanisms.   c.  researchers should pinpoint the source of the process at its most basic level.   d.  group processes depend on individual, group, and cultural factors.

Psychology