The "Flynn effect" refers to
A) the finding that IQ scores have stayed the same over the last decade.
B) the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over the last decade.
C) the finding that IQ scores have steadily decreased over the last decade.
D) the finding that IQ scores are negatively correlated with education levels.
Answer: B
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A. Paul Costa B. Hermann Rorschach C. Walter Mischel D. Carl Rogers
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a. allows an investigator to make causal inferences about behavior. b. may lead to serendipitous findings that are the source of new and interesting testable hypotheses. c. yields data that are easily applicable to people in general. d. allows an investigator to control systematically and account for the variables under his or her scrutiny.
You have consulted a therapist because of psychological difficulties. Your therapist instructs you to lie down on a couch in a slightly darkened room. The therapist encourages you to say anything that comes to mind while he says little or nothing for session after session. You have selected a __________ therapist
a. psychoanalytic c. Gestalt b. behavioral d. client-centered