Walter has just watched the news of Hurricane Irene, including an interview with a man who is standing in knee-deep water in his basement. Walter decides to go to the store, and on his way sees a stranded motorist
The negative state relief model predicts that Walter will ________. a) keep driving because on a bad day like today he can't begin to deal with one more problem
b) keep driving because the motorist is a member of his in-group
c) stop and try to help in order to alleviate his own negative feelings
d) stop and try to help because he might as well wallow in his negative feelings
c
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a. external validity b. internal validity c. face validity d. generalized validity
The capacity for working memory seems to be about:
a. three items c. ten items b. seven items d. fifteen items
If you understand what the sounds of a language represent, you understand its
a. meaning. c. both a and b b. semanticity. d. none of these
When children of low-SES families are hospitalized for mental problems, all of the following are true of their subsequent care EXCEPT:
A) they are assigned to less skilled staff members. B) they are less often accepted for psychotherapy. C) they are less likely to receive adequate treatment. D) they are treated with more intensive techniques.