A psychologist visiting a classroom concludes that one of the children is depressed because the child is quiet and unresponsive. Actually, the child has the flu. The psychologist has made what error?
a. failure to distinguish correlation from causation
b. failure to distinguish inference from observation
c. failure to use experimental controls
d. failure to obtain a representative sample
B
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Justin has schizophrenia, disorganized type. He has visual hallucinations, and one day he saw a giant bug standing in front of him. He picked up a large knife and stabbed it. In reality, Justin had stabbed his mother, who had come to tell him that dinner was ready. His lawyer argues that Justin cannot be found guilty because he had no idea what he was doing or that it was wrong. His lawyer is arguing the __________.
A. M'Naghten rule B. Durham rule C. irresistible impulse rule D. American Law Institute standard
He is credited with introducing a formal method of deductive reasoning - the syllogism
a) Freud b) Aristotle c) Jung d) Adler
One positive function of peer groups during adolescence is to __________
a) allow teens an opportunity to see how others react to different roles and behaviors. b) provide teens with a buffer zone between them and their parents. c) encourage teens to engage in behaviors that meet with parental disapproval. d) permit teens to experience an "us versus them" feeling without alienating others.
Delia was walking through the store when she came face to face with a high school friend she hadn't seen in 30 years. As they exchanged pleasantries, she became aware that she could not remember her friend's name, and was very embarrassed
"I am so sorry, but I'm totally blanking on your first name!" Her friend, Zoey, said, "Oh that's okay, it's been a lifetime! Tell ya what, I will give you a hint. It starts with Z!" As soon as she said that, Delia remembered her friend's name. In this case, the first letter that Zoey gave to Delia was a __________. a. context cue b. retrieval cue c. state cue d. semantic cue