The director of a community health organization reads that about 1,300 new cases of HIV infection are expected in her city in the coming year. This statement illustrates an epidemiological statistic called ______.
a. risk
b. incidence
b. significance
d. prevalence
Ans: B
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When one is managing an occupational transition, (s)he should be wary of stopgap employment
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is the best example of operant conditioning?
a. You notice that many of your classmates are comfortable speaking with professors after class. Even though you are usually shy, you therefore decide that you will try to speak with professors after class too. b. Every time you wear the poncho you purchased in Mexico, you think fondly about the time that you spent there. c. You ask for an extension on a paper that is due for class, your teacher says yes, and you still end up with a really good grade. This leads you to ask other teachers for extensions as well. d. After going to the same dentist for many years, you develop a fondness for your dentist and for the other people who work in her office.
Psychologists with a__________perspective are most likely to investigate the ways we perceive and mentally represent the world, how we learn, remember the past, plan for the future, solve problems, form judgments, make decisions, and use language
A) cognitive B) behaviorist C) humanistic-existential D) sociocultural E) Select
According to the American Psychological Association, school district officials who use test scores to make important decisions should be familiar with which one of the following?
a. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (American Educational Research Association, APA, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 2014) b. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (American Educational Research Association, APA, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 1999) c. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (APA, 2010) d. Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education (2004)