A group of sixth-graders all took a 100-word spelling test in order to qualify for the city-wide spelling bee contest. If a child needed to score in the top 20% of applicants to qualify, which one of the following students definitely qualified for the spelling bee?
a. Aaron, who placed in the 15th percentile
b. Barbara, who spelled 80% of the words correctly
c. Connor, who placed at the 90th percentile
d. Della, who spelled 85 words correctly
C
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_____ are directly changed in behavior therapy
a. Behavioral symptoms b. Maintaining conditions c. Target behaviors d. Unconscious conflicts
Marshall has retired from his job and finds life very unsatisfying. As he reflects over his life, he sees himself as a failure and his life as a series of missed opportunities. Erikson would say that Marshall is experiencing
a. shame and doubt. b. guilt. c. stagnation. d. despair.
The second stage of childbirth:
a. ends when the woman is ready to "push" during contractions. b. ends with the birth of the baby. c. usually lasts only a few minutes. d. ends when the cervix is effaced and dilated to 10 centimeters.
When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas, the group is suffering from ________
a. groupthink b. risky shift c. deindividuation d. polarization