Samantha develops a new measure that assesses marital discord. In one study, she

demonstrates that people who rate a lot of discord in their relationship are more prone to later
divorce.

This result supports the __________ validity of the instrument.
Fill in the blanks with correct word


predictive

Psychology

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This chapter discussed (1) general helping motives, (2) how different kinds of people are more likely to help than others, and (3) situational circumstances that lead to more or less helping. Consider all three factors and determine how important you think each one is, relative to the others, in terms of how much it influences helping. If you had 100 "points" that you could assign to these three factors, with more points indicating a stronger influence, how would you distribute those points?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

A person who is physically dependent on a drug will experience ____________________ when he or she stops taking the drug

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Dr. Azure measures sound waves and electromagnetic radiation and relates them to the sensations people experience as loudness and brightness, respectively. Dr. Azure is conducting research in the area of

a. physiological psychology. b. neurological psychology. c. psychophysics. d. sensory deprivation.

Psychology

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence on one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of __________.

A. identity B. control C. status D. acceptance

Psychology