In the Pennebaker (1997) experiments on the effects of disclosing secret feelings and thoughts, it was found that the participants’:
A. diastolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures but then later rose above their preexperiment levels
B. diastolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures and tended to stay at the elevated levels for a long period after the experiment
C. systolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures but then later dipped below their preexperiment levels
D. systolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures and tended to stay at the lowered levels for a long period after the experiment
C. systolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures but then later dipped below their preexperiment levels
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A. Ordinal scale B. Nominal scale C. Interval scale D. Ratio scale
Meta-analyses of the effectiveness of psychotherapy suggest
a. traditional psychoanalysis is generally the most effective form of therapy. b. behavior therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy. c. humanistic therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy. d. there is little difference in the effectiveness of the different forms of therapy. e. group therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
Research on the Flynn effect indicates that the largest generational IQ gains have occurred on
A) items strongly correlated with Spearman's g. B) items emphasizing short-term and rote memory. C) items emphasizing crystallized intelligence. D) fluid-ability tests of spatial reasoning.
A lack of test security ______.
A. has caused some test users to be sued by test takers B. is mainly the result of the test taker C. is inappropriate, but it rarely has serious consequences D. may result in psychological injury to test taker