If a baby is making speech-like but meaningless sounds, this is a universal phenomenon called __________
a) cooing
b) babbling
c) gurgling
d) murmuring
Answer: b
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A group of medical students is learning the criteria used to diagnose neurocognitive disorders. The professor is discussing evidence of disturbances of consciousness along with changes in cognition, such as memory deficits, that occur rapidly. What type o
a. dementia b. delirium c. amnestic disorder d. depersonalization
What is a serious drawback of using analogue studies? a. They require larger samples than do other types of experimental studies
b. Although the research offers high levels of control, the findings may not apply to anyone outside the sample studied. c. Although the external validity of such research is strong, internal validity is usually weak. d. It is difficult to gain the statistical significance needed for such studies to provide meaningful results.
According to the Thinking Critically section about bias in psychological diagnosis, what conclusions were deemed most reasonable?
A. There is no bias in diagnosis toward African Americans. B. African Americans are diagnosed with disorders less frequently than Caucasian Americans. C. Cognitive biases may lead to more African Americans than Caucasian Americans being diagnosed with severe mental disorders. D. African Americans should not be diagnosed by Caucasian Americans.
Most psychologists are _____ about the existence of ESP
a) cynical b) skeptical c) sure d) certain