A person who has uncontrollable urges to act as well as unreasonable fears would probably score high on which scale of the MMPI-2?

A. Paranoia
B. Schizophrenia
C. Psychasthenia
D. Hypomania


Answer: C

Psychology

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A. opinion conformity B. self-enhancement C. conspicuous consumption D. entitlement

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a. on conditioned reflexes b. in physiology c. on salivation d. in the improvement of surgical techniques

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A. test-retest reliability. B. concurrent validity. C. descriptive validity. D. inter-rater reliability.

Psychology

Name three socioeconomic factors that contribute to differences in IQ.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology