A distribution in which the scores pile up at one end is said to be __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
skewed
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Approximately __________ percent of doctor visits are the result of complaints by individuals who are worried that something is seriously wrong, even though no medical cause is found to explain their symptoms.
A. 10 B. 20 C. 25 D. 35
What term refers to the idea that the more people are present when an accident occurs, the less likely people will be to help?
a. ?the bystander effect b. ?pluralistic ignorance c. ?diffusion of responsibility d. ?social exclusion
According to Bowlby, out of their experiences during the four attachment phases, children
A) learn autonomy and develop self-soothing because they learn that the caregiver cannot be relied upon during stress. B) move from secure attachment to insure attachment and, over time, back again to secure attachment. C) construct enduring an affectionate tie to the caregiver that they can use as a secure base in the parent's absence. D) commonly develop either avoidant or resistant attachment styles before settling into a secure attachment.
How would an evolutionary and a biological psychologist differ in explaining findings from research?
A. The evolutionary psychologist would focus on the evolutionary benefits of the behavior; the biological psychologist would focus on the brain mechanisms involved. B. The evolutionary psychologist would explain the brain mechanisms involved as a function of evolution; the biological psychologist would take a functionalist approach. C. The evolutionary psychologist would explain the behavior as a response to evolutionary pressures; the biological psychologist would focus on the behavior's goal. D. The evolutionary psychologist would focus on natural selection pressures that produce the behavior; the biological psychologist would likely ignore the behavior as it is unrelated to brain mechanisms.