Dr. Robbins argues that aging is primarily the result of the attack of body cells by harmful molecules and radiation from the sun. His theory would be most closely associated with which of the following views?
a. the biological clock theory aging
b. the theory of senescence as proposed by Erikson
c. the theory or senescence as proposed by Freud
d. the stochastic theory of aging
d
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Which factor increases the probability of automatic activation of stereotypes?
a. exposure to neutral information about a group or target b. a personal motivation to avoid prejudice c. a low prevalence of the stereotype in the culture d. subliminal exposure to prejudicial messages
Clifton had been experiencing a number of psychological issues, so he decided to go to a psychiatrist to see what was wrong. Dr. A told him he had major depressive disorder. He decided to seek a second opinion. Dr. B diagnosed him with generalized anxiety disorder. Wanting yet another opinion, he went to Dr. C, who told him he was obsessive-compulsive. This demonstrates poor a. test-retest
reliability. b. concurrent validity. c. descriptive validity. d. inter-rater reliability.
______ is an experiment or quasi-experiment that includes more than one independent variable.
A. Interaction effect B. Levels of the independent variable C. Marginal means D. Factorial design
When a sample has the same characteristics as the target population, the sample is said to be a(n) ____ sample
a. representative b. biased c. target d. accessible