A defendant in a murder case pleads "not guilty by reason of insanity" because he has a psychological disorder. Under state law the judge must appoint experts to examine the defendant and offer their opinions to the court
If psychologists are asked for their expert opinions, which specialties would the judge seek out?
a) clinical and forensic
b) developmental and social
c) counseling and experimental
d) neuropsychology and school
ANS: a
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A. hostile B. relational C. instrumental D. reactive
Norms for a new test of mental ability were obtained from a large sample of the general population. The mean of the test was set to 100 and the standard deviation was 15. Approximately what percentage of the population would fall within the range bounded by scores of 85 and 115??
a. ?20 percent b. ?68 percent c. ?2 percent d. ?98 percent
Often the last step of the scientific method is to make the findings available so that other researchers can repeat, or ______, the research
Fill in the blank with correct word
Social observational learning may be defined as _________
a. imitation of a model's behavior b. a change in an observer's behavior c. a change in behavior due to observing a model d. a variation of operant learning