Contrast the two categories of programs that seek to raise the self-esteem among adolescents
What will be an ideal response?
Socioemotional programs seek to directly raise self-esteem by making adolescents feel good about themselves.
Participants are praised for their accomplishments, and efforts are made to teach them to evaluate their
accomplishments, whatever they may be, in a way that is more positive. In contrast, skill-based programs seek to
provide specific skills to be successful in areas that adolescents identify as important to themselves.
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Research has found that the processes of forming prototypes and matching things to prototypes:
A. go on at a conscious level B. go on at an unconscious level C. are influenced by grades in school D. are influenced by the proficiency of one's memory system
Symbolic immortality
a. is of lesser importance than physical immortality in the value hierarchy of most individuals. b. can be provided by the living for anyone they choose. c. is a concern of both man and lower animals. d. includes all of the above.
Regarding ethics in research, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Although the APA has set up guidelines for experiments with humans, they have yet to provide guidelines for research with animals. b. Researchers are not required by the APA guidelines to provide results or interpretations to participants at the end of the experiment. c. Researchers do not have to describe all risks to potential participants and once a subject begins an experiment, his or her continued participation is no longer voluntary. d. Most university psychology departments have ethics committees that oversee the research done at the college to help ensure ethical guidelines are followed.
If a testing professional interpreted your performance on a test by comparing your test score to the scores of a previously tested group of test takers, the testing professional likely administered what type of test to you?
a. Population-referenced b. Sample-referenced c. Criterion-referenced d. Norm-referenced