Which of the following types of scale is an "open-ended" standard score scale?
A) z B) Wechsler IQ C) CEEB D) stanine
D
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The part of the autonomic nervous system
that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ________ nervous system. a) central b) somatic c) sympathetic d) parasympathetic
A researcher is studying individuals' mental health beginning when the participants are hospitalized in an inpatient psychiatric ward and continuing as the participants receive outpatient therapy
Which of the following could threaten the internal validity of the remaining sample of participants at the end of the study? a) Mortalit b) Selection c) Instrumentation d) Practice effect
Which of the following is true regarding the participant-variable design?
a. The independent variables used in the design are always demographic variables. b. The independent variables always involve pre-existing personality characteristics of the participants. c. Because the participant variable is measured, causal conclusions about the effect of the participant variable on the dependent variable are difficult to draw. d. Because the participant variable can be manipulated, causal conclusions can frequently be made.
Fastinger and colleagues (1950) research in married college student housing found that
a. students were more likely to become friends with people who lived nearby than those who lived farther away. b. married college students were not as affected by proximity effects in forming friendships as were single college students c. mere exposure had a greater effect on platonic friendships versus romantic relationships. d. students who went away to college were unlikely to maintain hometown friendships for more than a few weeks.