Erin has an exaggerated fear of flying. She refuses to board an airplane and avoids airports altogether. A behavioral therapist would be most likely to use ____ in treating her fear
a. cognitive restructuring c. Gestalt approaches
b. systematic desensitization d. psychodynamic processing
B
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The sum of the squared deviations from the mean divided by the number of observations minus 1 is called the ____
a. range b. variance c. dispersion d. error
Which of these is true of IQ and IQ tests?
(a) IQ is the only variable that is related to different degrees of success in life (b) IQ causes different degrees of success in life (c) IQ tests are perfectly reliable (d) none of the above
Puberty begins when the pituitary gland in the brain signals other glands in children's bodies to begin producing the sex hormones—___________ in males, and ___________ in females—at adult levels
a. androgen; estrogen c. testosterone; androgen b. estrogen; androgen d. estrogen; testosterone
Research on bifoveal fixation suggests that newborns can fixate bifoveally in some situations. However, newborns' range of bifoveal fixation is limited compared to that of adults
Which of the following best describes all the possible changes in the ability to fixate bifoveally that could occur after birth? a. the ability can be maintained or decline b. the ability can grow, stay the same, or decline c. the ability can grow or stay undeveloped d. the ability is unlikely to change after birth