A normal distribution has a mean of µ = 80 with ? = 20 . What score separates the highest 40% of the distribution from the rest of the scores?
a. X = 75 c. X = 54.4
b. X = 85 d. X = 105.6
B
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a. persistent depressive disorder c. major depressive disorder b. premenstrual dysphoric disorder d. anxious distress
What type of schema describes how we expect people to perform or act because of their social position?
A. dispositional schema B. attributional schema C. behavioral schema D. role schema
Stereotype threat refers to
A. the tendency for people to feel threatened by an outgroup member because of negative stereotypes. B. the threat to a person (i.e., potential social or physical harm) from being treated poorly based on negative stereotypes about their group. C. the tendency (threat) to form a coherent negative stereotype based on a single bad experience with an outgroup member. D. the tendency for a person to have reduced performance (e.g., on a test) after they are informed or reminded of a negative stereotype about their group.
Why is the Holmes and Rahe scale known as a "social readjustment" scale rather than a "stress" scale?
A. This scale measures changes in one's life, not whether people perceive those changes as stressful. B. This scale rates only life events, not other types of stressors that affect people. C. This scale includes positive events, which will not be experienced as stressful. D. This scale simply requires checking off events, not whether an event is planned or unplanned.