The case of the "bag lady" (BL) demonstrates the involuntary confinement of a person perceived to be a threat to self or to others, even though no crime has been committed. This is known as ____

a. civil commitment c. criminal commitment
b. institutionalization d. civil hospitalization


A

Psychology

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______ provides a good representative value that uses all the scores in the distribution in its calculation.

A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Central tendency

Psychology

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A. ones in the middle of the list B. first one on the list C. last item D. first item

Psychology

When we search a scene, initial fixations are most likely to occur on __________ areas.

A. high-load B. low-load C. high-saliency D. low-saliency

Psychology