The normal distribution, or normal curvet has the following properties EXCEPT:
A. it is bimodal
B. it is continuous
C. it is symmetrical about its mean
D. the mean, median, and mode are all equal
E. the area under the curve is one
Answer: A. it is bimodal
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a. a main effect. b. the interaction effect. c. a factorial design. d. a level effect.
A subject was told to study the following words: book, chair, calendar, alarm, phone, lamp, pencil, and desk. Later he recalled book, chair, pencil, and desk. This result is best explained as
a. the primacy effect. c. the serial position effect. b. the recency effect. d. the proactive interference effect.
While Sid is sitting at his desk at work an image of harming his young son pops into his mind. Each time this occurs, he touches all four corners of his desk in a particular order. Sid probably suffers from
a. generalized anxiety disorder. b. agoraphobia. c. obsessive-compulsive disorder. d. panic disorder.
What is a major flaw in Freud's theory of "infantile amnesia"?
A) Many other theories support it, so there is no flaw. B) It does not explain why all memories, even pleasant ones, are repressed. C) It explains only why pleasant memories are suppressed. D) Freud did not have a theory on "infantile amnesia." E) The term is "infantile amnesia," yet it encompasses amnesia throughout a person's life.