In 1952, British psychologist Hans Eysenck published the first systematic attempt to empirically determine the
a. prevalence of suicide among teenagers.
b. effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy.
c. effectiveness of psychotherapy, particularly psychoanalysis.
d. effects of long-term institutionalization.
Ans: c. effectiveness of psychotherapy, particularly psychoanalysis.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. the role of the unconscious. b. internal mental events. c. the interrelations among the mind, body, and behavior. d. the adaptive value of a behavior.
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a. it follows continuous reinforcement b. it follows intermittent reinforcement c. reinforcement occurs after extinction d. B and C
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a. ordinal data; nominal data b. interval data, ordinal data c. between-subject design; within-subjects design d. within-subjects design; between-subjects design