Which of the following represents data arranged on an interval-ratio scale?
a. ranking of contestants in a beauty contest
b. reaction time in seconds to complete a task
c. categorizing subjects according to their gender
d. letter grade on an exam
b
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Long-term follow-up studies investigating recovery from schizophrenia have found that ____
a. very few people recover from schizophrenia b. patients must remain on medications their entire lives to survive c. the majority of participants improve over time d. over forty percent of participants demonstrate complete recovery
The overall goal of psychoanalysis is to:
a) make the unconscious conscious. b) promote fulfillment of the person's potential. c) remove symptoms as quickly as possible. d) correct faulty thinking and perception.
Which of the following statements is true of psychological problems in late adulthood?
A) Older women who lose their social networks are more likely to commit suicide due to depression than older men. B) Depression in older people cannot usually be treated successfully with the same means that work in younger people. C) Older women are approximately twice as likely to be affected by anxiety disorders than older men. D) Anxiety disorders are unlikely to coexist with depression.
Which of these is the target audience for secondary prevention efforts?
a) People who have some experience with drugs but are not physically dependen b) People who have completed substance abuse treatment c) Relatives and friends of people who are in treatment for substance abuse d) People with little or no experience with drugs