The media in the United States tend to ________ the prevalence rate of Alzheimer's disease.
A. underestimate
B. confuse the prevalence rate of dementia with
C. overestimate
D. accurately report
Answer: B
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a. The sample mean b. The sample standard deviation c. The mean of the distribution of sample means d. The standard deviation of the distribution of sample means
Carlos decides to focus on individuals who are at high risk of becoming homeless, specifically, individuals with severe, persistent mental illness who are being released from state hospitals. He is extremely careful, in his consent materials, to be clear that people do not have to participate, that their decision to participate or not participate will in no way impact their treatment at the
hospital or thereafter, and that, even if they agree to participate, they can withdraw their consent without penalty. In terms of the Belmont Report's conceptualization of informed consent, Carlos is addressing ____. a. assent b. comprehension c. information d. voluntariness
Shaping occurs when ____
a. ?all methods of conditioning, namely positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment are used to create a new behavior b. ?animals, as opposed to humans, are taught to do something that they did not do before c. ?a novel behavior is slowly conditioned by reinforcing successive approximations of the final desired behavior d. ?a behavior is reinforced repeatedly until it becomes nearly automatic
It has been disputed whether psychologists and mental health professionals have the requisite experience to be profilers. According to one study examining psychologists and psychiatrists, ______ of the sample reported having profiling experience, whereas ______ considered themselves knowledgeable about criminal profiling.
A. 25%; 10% B. 50%; 50% C. 10%; 25% D. 15%; 85%