Cal wants to better understand the attitudes towards children who murder other children. He collects media coverage of recent incidents and uses a computer program to scan through and identify the occurrence of certain words and phrases. Cal is using ____

a. exclusion
b. indexing
c. exception identification
d. significant change reporting


b

Psychology

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Imagine you had a couple of friends who complained to you about never remembering any of their dreams. Based on Aserinsky and Kleitman's research, what might you (reasonably) offer to do to help your friends?

A. Place electrodes on your friends' heads and measure their sleep patterns. B. Watch their eyes while they sleep (with their permission, of course), and when you see rapid eye movement, wake them up and ask if they remember the dream. C. Wake them up during slow eye movements so they will spend more time in REM sleep. D. Talk softly to them and play music to induce dreaming.

Psychology

The story of Trisha Meili, who was raped, sodomized, and beaten so savagely that she lost 75 percent of her blood before she was discovered demonstrates the importance of ____ following rape

a. regaining control over the environment and events b. accepting the identity of being a victim c. vigorously confronting the perpetrator d. personally reporting the crime

Psychology

Alice wanted to cope with her job stress. She determined that the stress was not severe enough to quit, but she wanted to be sure the stress did not affect her health by making sure she got enough rest and exercise. Alice is using constructive coping through

a. exerting control over a harmful habitual behavior. b. confronting a problem directly. c. determining realistic appraisal of stress and her resources. d. managing her disruptive emotional reaction.

Psychology

Howard Gardner rejected the idea that intelligence can be adequately captured through the analysis of test performance

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology