If I am interested in the probability that you will be depressed if you have experienced a great deal of stress in the past month, I am talking about
a. independence.
b. a joint probability.
c. a conditional probability.
d. an additive probability.
C
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Karen and Rob are talking to a mutual friend who suddenly breaks down and asks if one of them can stay and talk about an important problem. Who is probably more likely to help?
a. Karen is more likely to help. b. Rob is more likely to help. c. Both are equally likely to help. d. Whether Karen or Rob is more likely to help depends on the gender of the friend.
Harouna is thinking about graduating from graduate school and finding a job in which he can use his skills. This is an example of a. an implicit stereotype. b. a life story
c. a scenario. d. reflective judgment.
When Otto needed to memorize a list of addresses for his newspaper delivery route, he was able to do this easily by associating the addresses with football statistics he already knew. In this way, Otto was able to keep more than 5 to 9 numbers in his short term memory by _____________________.
A. rehearsing the numbers in STM B. chunking the numbers in STM C. increasing the capacity of STM D. increasing the duration of STM
Research on biological influences on gender typing reveals that ________.
A. sex differences in play and personality traits only appear in Western cultures B. aggression and preference for same-sex playmates are widespread among mammalian species C. preschool girls prefer to play in larger-group play with other girls D. prenatally administered androgens decrease active play