In the general population, the frequency distribution of intelligence scores is _____ but slightly more _____ for males than it is for females.
A) normal; positively skewed
B) normal; variable
C) positively skewed; normal
D) negatively skewed; variable
B) normal; variable
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Which of the following has NOT been voiced as a criticism of trait theories?
a. They merely label rather than explain personality. b. They assume behavior is relatively stable. c. They cannot be measured by psychological inventories. d. They ignore situational influences and fail to capture the uniqueness of individuals. e. They use circular reasoning.
In classical conditioning, extinction refers to:
a. the return of a conditioned response that had been extinguished, after a period of nonexposure to the conditioned stimulus b. learning that an event signals the absence or nonoccurrence of the unconditioned stimulus c. a procedure that uses an established conditioned stimulus to condition a response to a second, neutral stimulus d. a loss of responding that results from the repeated presentation of a conditioned stimulus without an unconditioned stimulus
Which of the following is the correct match between the hallucinogen and its street name?
a. PCP------------"acid" b. LSD------------"angel dust" c. mescaline-----"weed" d. psilocybin----"magic mushrooms"
Dina was sexually abused as a child. The effects on her
A) will not be seen until adulthood. B) depend on the frequency of the abuse and the length of time she was abused. C) will be more negative if her abuser was a stranger. D) cannot be predicted.