Assunta has a predisposing factor to depression and anxiety. She is concerned that her newborn child may develop these disorders. A developmental psychologist informs her that __________.
A. high reactivity to unfamiliar situations in infants has been linked to greater susceptibility to depression and anxiety disorders in childhood
B. there is no correlation between predisposing factors and anxiety disorders
C. infants may develop depression, but not necessarily anxiety
D. the sex of her child will determine the type of emotion developed
Answer: A
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When hiring new employees at his company, Jake has a tendency to generalize a favorable impression to unrelated personal characteristics, such as their physical appearance, a tendency known as the __________ effect
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Many people do not invest in 401K plans or other retirement plans—even though they are not broke, and could afford to put money aside. One explanation for this is the fact that people tend to engage in ____ when making decisions about how to manage their money
a. reactance b. the Zeigarnik effect c. risk aversion d. temporal discounting
If other factors are held constant, how does sample size influence the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis and measures of effect size such as r2 and Cohen's d?
a. A larger sample increases both the likelihood and measures of effect size. b. A larger sample increases the likelihood but has little influence on measures of effect size. c. A larger sample decreases the likelihood but has little influence on measures of effect size. d. A larger sample decreases both the likelihood and measures of effect size.
According to terror management theory, cultural worldviews diminish anxiety by
A) providing answers to universal, existential questions. B) masking the inevitability of death. C) providing distractions. D) removing the need for religious faith.