Some have proposed that the personality disorders be replaced or supplemented by a dimensional model in which individuals would be rated on a series of personality dimensions as well as a categorical diagnosis. It is believed that this would have advantages over a purely categorical system. Which of the following would be such an advantage?
a. It would retain more information about each
individual.
b. It would be more flexible.
c. It would avoid arbitrary decisions involved in assignment to a diagnostic category.
d. All of the above
d
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The attitudes of students in Theodore Newcomb's famous Bennington College study were highly influenced by
a. physical proximity. b. direct contact. c. the need for consistency. d. reference group membership.
REM sleep is considered a paradox due to the combination of
a) low levels of brain activity with active muscles. b) high levels of brain activity with active muscles. c) low levels of brain activity with inactive muscles. d) high levels of brain activity with inactive muscles.
When we are interested in predicting criterion (Y') from a set of test scores, we can use what statistical procedure?
A. multiple regression B. linear regression C. predictive validity D. correlation
Monica got into an argument with her neighbor Tim Robins, an irritable ex-serviceman, when her son's football landed on Robins' porch. Later in the day, her car broke down on her way to work and she was late for the most important meeting of the day. These relatively minor events upset Monica and can be best described as
A. noise. B. hassles. C. uplifts. D. stressors.