Regarding rape facts and statistics, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
a. About twenty percent of all female college students are victims of rape or attempted rape during their time at college with roughly one half of these rapes being date rapes.
b. From 10 to 14 percent of all married women have experienced marital rape, which is usually includes being beaten by their husbands.
c. Eighty-five percent of American women who have been sexually or physically assaulted reported that the perpetrator was a husband, intimate partner, or acquaintance.
d. All of these statements are true.
ANSWER: d
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A. "Let's see-that's when there is a temporary change in behavior that results from genetically programed development." B. "Oh, that's when there is permanent change in behavior that is due to maturation." C. "Learning-that's when there is a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from previous experience with certain stimuli and responses." D. "Learning is the change in behavior that results from biological changes, fatigue, or injury."
Features of a mental disorder according to the DSM-5 include all of the following EXCEPT
a. a group of emotional, cognitive, or behavioral symptoms called a syndrome that occur within a person. b. symptoms associated with emotional distress, disability, or increased risk of problems. c. a syndrome that is not simply an expected or culturally sanctioned response to a specific event. d. symptoms caused by normal developmental changes.
The best way to avoid the placebo effect in research is to:
A) keep the participants "blind" as to which participant group they are in. B) use adequate debriefing before the research is conducted. C) wait until after the research is complete before garnering informed consent. D) using better methods of deception (consistent with research ethics) in the experiment.
The concept of confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe _____
a) the scientific method. b) information that agrees with our thinking. c) information that refutes our thinking. d) logical thinking.