Of the common specific phobias listed, which is the most common among Americans?
a. fear of crowds
b. fear of airplanes
c. fear of closed spaces
d. fear of storms, thunder, and lightning
ANSWER: d
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Which statement describes the problem of cohort effects?
A. It's difficult to tell whether differences between groups are due to age-related changes or to the shared experiences of people born during that period of time. B. Groups that are older may have richer life experiences than younger groups, making it difficult to explain group differences. C. One's cohort is constantly changing over time, creating problems for researchers. D. It is time-consuming and costly to study multiple cohorts simultaneously.
According to Schneidman, the most common stressor in suicide is
a. hostility. b. anger. c. frustration of psychological needs. d. the desire to make others suffer.
Researchers have investigated whether telephone surveys can lead to high quality data when the surveyor is studying a sensitive issue. The results reveal that
a. telephone surveys can lead to high quality data, even with sensitive issues. b. the surveyors can get high quality data on the telephone by stressing how important it is to answer questions without being embarrassed. c. telephone surveys are rarely useful for collecting high quality data with sensitive issues. d. because telephones afford anonymity, people are willing to report about sensitive behaviors when the interviewer is very different from them.
________ are particularly common in the vocabularies of English-speaking toddlers, but Chinese, Japanese, and Korean toddlers have more words for ________
A) Social words; objects B) Object words; actions and social routines C) Verbs; objects and social routines D) Action words; objects