In a study involving stress among college students, a group of seniors are asked to complete a stress survey. After a two-hour seminar on relaxation methods, they are asked to complete the stress survey again. The appropriate design for testing the significance of the difference between the means is
a. related-samples t-test.
b. independent-samples t-test.
c. one-sample t-test.
d. z-test.
a
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a. learned. c. innate. b. present in only a few exceptional individuals. d. dormant until adolescence.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Each of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa EXCEPT:
a) recurrent episodes of binge eating. b) refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimal normal weight for age and height. c) recurrent inappropriate behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, to try to prevent weight gain. d) appearing to have a normal body weight or being slightly overweight.
CT scans of the brains of alcoholics show ¬¬¬¬__________ in a high percentage of them
a) atrophy b) shrinkage c) plaque d) swelling