There is a widely held belief that adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) possess certain personality characteristics. A study to determine whether the acceptance of such descriptors is due, at least in part, to the Barnum effect showed that
a. typical descriptors of ACOAs appear to discriminate this group of individuals from people who are not ACOAs.
b. typical descriptors of ACOAs do not appear to discriminate this group of individuals from people who are not ACOAs.
c. the usual descriptors of ACOAs do appear to possess a Barnum-like quality.
d. more than one of the above
D
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A) a specific phobia B) a common social phobia C) panic disorder D) generalized anxiety disorder
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a. somatoform c. psychosomatic b. cognitive d. anxiety
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a. one-tenth b. one-quarter c. one-third d. one-half
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a. persistent depressive disorder. b. major depressive disorder. c. cyclothymia. d. dysthymia.