When nine-year-old Jenny was found by social workers in the attic of her family's home, she looked more like a five-year-old physically, was mute, intellectually disabled, and emotionally damaged. Jenny most likely experienced
a. too much sensory stimulation.
b. a restricted environment.
c. exposure to carcinogens.
d. a psychological enriched environment.
B
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a. Its reliability is low. b. Its reliability is high. c. Its validity is low. d. We cannot be sure about its reliability or validity.
Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, there was a movement to determine the effectiveness of medical and psychological treatments in a scientific manner. In psychology, treatments that have scientific evidence that the treatment is effective are called ______.
a. empirically based treatments b. systematically supported treatments c. research-based treatments d. evidence-based treatments
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A) They seem dazed, confused, or disoriented upon reunion with their mothers. B) They alternately cling to their mothers and push them away upon reunion after a separation. C) They are least distressed by their mother's departure. D) They seek interaction upon reunion with their mothers.