The scale type that is based on presenting respondents with a series of polar opposite

adjectives is:



a. the semantic differential.
b. the Likert scale.
c. the Thurstone scale.
d. the Guttman scale.


A

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Authors William Bennett and John DiIulio cited the behavior of parolees committing crimes as an example of

a. The need for more community-based programs. b. Successful drug interdiction making illegal substances more scarce. c. Moral poverty. d. Casework being ineffective.

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A major assumption of cognitive behavioral therapy is:

a. the existence of "automatic thoughts" as precursors to parasympathetic actions. b. life experiences lead people to form assumptions about themselves and the world that in turn help the person interpret new experiences. c. the presence of cognitive distortions as precursors to deviance. d. positive life experiences lead people to feel an experience before thinking about an experience.

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Drug testing and educational programs are both examples of ______.

A. substance use treatment B. relapse prevention tactics C. punishment for substance using inmates D. substance use prevention techniques

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Which of the following is true about Cohen's d?

a. It is a measure of unstandardized effect and defined as the difference in the means for two samples divided by the standard deviation of the difference. b. It is a measure of standardized effect and defined as the difference in the means for two samples divided by the standard deviation of the difference. c. It is a measure of unstandardized effect and defined as the correlation for two samples divided by the standard deviation of the difference. d. It is a measure of standardized effect and defined as the difference in the correlation for two samples divided by the standard deviation of the difference.

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