Which of these messages would probably be most persuasive?
a. Even a small contribution can help victims of floods and hurricanes.
b. Thousands of people lost everything they had in floods and hurricanes.
c. Huge amounts of money are necessary if we are to help victims of floods and hurricanes.
d. Thousands of flood and hurricane victims are counting on help from you personally.
a
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Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?
A. The flu virus may lie dormant in the brain until adolescence, when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia. B. The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes, such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia becomes part of the child's genetic makeup. C. Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development, such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life. D. The flu virus frequently has long-term effects on the behavior of affected individuals; maternal infection with influenza may result in an environment that is likely to trigger schizophrenia in the susceptible individual.
When researchers make sure that surveys and questionnaires will produce consistent results when they are used in research studies, they are evaluating for ______.
A. reliability B. validity C. veracity D. accuracy
After failing to receive an expected job promotion, Joe has been in a continuous state of exaggerated sadness for several months. His self-image is very negative and he has lost all interest in others. He is probably suffering from
a. an existential crisis. b. paradoxical anxiety. c. psychosomatic depression. d. a depressive disorder.
In addition to effectiveness and efficacy, other ways to measure psychotherapy outcome include
A. the neurobiological effects of psychotherapy and medical cost offset. B. medical cost offset, but not the neurobiological effects of psychotherapy. C. the neurobiological effects of psychotherapy, but not medical cost offset. D. neither medical cost offset nor the neurobiological effects of psychotherapy.