After a large, natural disaster, researchers study the effect of the disaster on mental health functioning among people directly exposed to the disaster compared to those not directly exposed. This is an example of a(n)
a) ex post facto study
b) correlational study.
c) case study.
d) clinical observation.
A
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Jason exploits other people and never feels guilty about it. He rarely helps other people and feels no pride when he does. According to psychodynamic thinking, Jason has an underdeveloped ____
a. superego c. subconscious b. ego d. id
Marjorie Shaw, when comparing individual performance to group performance on difficult problems, found that
a. individuals solved more problems than groups did. b. individuals who performed poorly alone did not do any better when placed in a group. c. groups solved more problems than individuals. d. groups need less time than did individuals.
A father says to his son, "Go over to the chair and get my overcoat." (The overcoat is the only item on the chair.) The next day, the son talks about his daddy's overcoat; apparently he has already learned this new word. This is an example of
a. pragmatics b. habituation. c. an overextension. d. fast mapping.
Chaz is listening to his grandma reminisce about the first time she danced with his grandpa 60 years ago. When his grandma says, "It seemed like the song would play forever," Chaz understands that it is more likely his grandma was listening to a radio playing and not a CD. This understanding requires Chaz use a(n)
a. garden path model. b. given-new contract. c. instrument inference. d. age-appropriate principle.