Which method of disciplining a child who is hitting his younger brother is most likely to teach empathy?
a. induction
b. indulgence
c. power assertion
d. spanking
A
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Suppose that a particular pattern of responses on a personality test is characteristic of 95 percent of people with some rare psychological disorder, and 5 percent of normal people. Would it be appropriate to use this test to identify people with that disorder? If not, why not?
a. Yes, this test would be a valid way to diagnose that disorder. b. No. The test will apply the diagnosis to more normal people than people with the disorder. c. No. A clinician should be more than 95 percent confident before making a diagnosis. d. No. Test results should be used only for research, not for diagnosis.
According to the discussion at the beginning of the section on gender comparisons in cognitive abilities, there is usually a large overlap in the distribution of females' and males' scores. An important implication of this finding is that
a. on most tests, most men score higher than most women. b. researchers' expectations probably caused the overlap. c. men's scores are more variable than women's scores. d. many men and women will receive similar scores.
About 10% of high school students report using unhealthy methods to lose weight such as diet pills, laxatives, or vomiting
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Dee and Soleila watch a YouTube clip of "Mrs. Memory" reciting pi for thousands of digits. Dee is impressed, but Soleila wonders if Mrs. Memory can remember what her husband asked her to purchase at the grocery store. Soleila's concern echoes _____ critique of the research of _____.
A) Noam Chomsky's; B. F. Skinner B) John Watson's; William James C) Frederic Bartlett's; Hermann Ebbinghaus D) Kurt Lewin's; B. F. Skinner