An acquiescence response set is more likely to affect responses to multiple-choice items than
other types of objective test items.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Interpersonal psychotherapy groups stress dealing with issues that occur within the group itself, rather than reviewing what the members are experiencing outside of the group or what they experienced in the past. This focus is usually referred to as a(n) ___ orientation.
a. “power of now” b. “here and now” c. “then and there” d. “us not them” e. “we and me”
Forty-six-year old Nathan recently learned that he has terminal advanced stage lung cancer. He finds himself thinking throughout the day, "Why me? It isn't fair. I was supposed to live to 90." According to Kübler-Ross, Nathan is displaying signs of which stage of dying?
A. denial B. anger C. bargaining D. depression
The suprachiasmatic nucleus determines when we need to wake up or go to sleep based on data gathered through:
A. sight. B. touch. C. temperature. D. sound.
A clinical psychologist examined the effect of a treatment designed to reduce the amount of cigarette smoking in the day room of an inpatient psychiatric facility. His treatment consisted of a several components to maximize its potential effectiveness (e.g., increasing the number of available activities; giving patients responsibility for care of the unit's plants, fish, etc.; the opportunity to exchange cigarettes for positive reinforcers). At the end of three months, his data indicated that cigarette smoking had declined significantly. Based on this, he is able to conclude that
A. any of the components, implemented by itself, would reduce smoking in the day room. B. the treatment will work only when all of the components are present. C. neither (A) nor (B) D. both (A) and (B)