After administering a unit test to her psychology students, a college professor calculates the mean and range for this test in order to better understand the performance of her students on the material in this unit. This professor is using __________statistics
a. descriptive
b. inferential
c. nominal
d. ordinal
A
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Which of the following is a reason the embryonic period is the most vulnerable period of development?
A. Nearly two-thirds of embryos fail to complete development, resulting in miscarriages. B. Brain development is nearly complete by the end of the embryonic period and thus vulnerable only at this time. C. It is when all of the major organs and body parts develop in rudimentary form and are potentially sensitive to environmental toxins. D. The embryo is small and weak and unable to resist toxins in the mother's body.
Many clients have the temporary experience of falling in love with their therapists. Freud would consider such feelings an example of:
A. resistance B. free association C. transference D. insight
John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments
John explains that he has done nothing wrong—if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality disorder. a) schizoid b) schizotypal c) passive-aggressive d) antisocial
Hormones stimulate receptor molecules on
a. target cells. b. the hypothalamus. c. the muscles. d. the heart. e. the thalamus.