Suppose that low self-esteem is a diathesis for developing depression later in life. This means that
a. people who currently are depressed will have low self-esteem.
b. low self-esteem is a proximal trigger for depression.
c. people with low self-esteem have a predisposition for developing depression.
d. the psychological processes associated with low self-esteem will always trigger depression.
c. people with low self-esteem have a predisposition for developing depression.
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a. Overlooking base-rate information b. Maximizing strategy c. Framing effect d. Functional fixedness
Dr. McBride wants to know if the teacher’s use of encouragement in the classroom affects the children’s self-esteem. To assign children to treatment conditions, Dr. McBride should __________
A) carefully distribute the children according to their test scores B) divide the children so each group has an equal number of boys and girls C) draw the children’s names out of a hat D) assign the quieter children to the same treatment condition
Automobile accidents:
a. are the leading cause of death in U.S. children. b. have declined significantly in the U.S. over the past decade. c. are the 6th leading cause of death in U.S. children. d. occur more often among children from higher economic status families.
While many clinicians believe that developing more descriptive assessments would be of benefit in both research and clinical settings, this is unlikely to happen because
a. the benefit of an efficient shorthand for communicating about disorders outweighs all other considerations. b. it would never be reliable and valid. c. they are time consuming and therefore expensive. d. the different theoretical approaches will probably never be able to agree on the descriptions.