Order effects can become a confounding variable because ____

a. all the treatment conditions are affected equally
b. earlier conditions affect outcomes under later conditions
c. other time-related threats such as history become indistinguishable
d. individual differences between treatment conditions are created


b

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Margie has been told she has a Type A personality. She is most likely

a. a perfectionist. c. relaxed. b. patient. d. cooperative.

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Megan unconsciously would love to buy magazines with erotic pictures of men. She has been able to channel all these sexual feelings into a successful career as a photographer for a major retailer of men's undergarments. According to Freud, Megan may be unconsciously dealing with the potential anxiety related to her sexual feelings by using the ego-defense mechanism of:

a. sublimation b. repression c. projection d. reaction formation

Psychology

Adding a nonequivalent control group to an interrupted time series design

a. eliminates the effects of local history b. converts a quasi-experimental design to an experimental design c. requires multiple replications d. results in a post-test only design e. none of the above

Psychology

During emerging adulthood, people can use both emotion (subjective) and logic (objective) when grappling with personal and social problems; such thinking demonstrates _____ thought.

A) postformal B) informal C) preformal D) nonformal

Psychology