The Federal Trade Commission's report on the effects of coaching on SAT scores concluded that
these effects are
A) dependent on the similarities between test material and coached material.
B) significant in certain instances on both verbal and mathematical items.
C) insignificant and unimportant.
D) significant for mathematical but not for verbal items.
B
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At age nine, Rachel was cut from the school soccer team. After the initial disappointment, she joined the Girl Scouts, which she really enjoyed. Now, as an adult, when she does not get into graduate school, rather than responding with depression, Rachel finds a job in her field that she enjoys, and will apply to graduate school at a later time. This is an example of __________.
A. a necessary and sufficient cause B. the diathesis-stress theory C. the interactive model of the diathesis-stress theory D. the steeling or inoculation effect of some stressful experiences
Which of the following is true of interdependent construal of self as described by Markus and Kitayama (1991b)?
a) The self is a bounded entity. b) The self is clearly separated from relevant others. c) The self is contingent on context. d) The self isn't aware of its internal attributes.
All of the following are theories of pain combining the psychological and physiological mechanisms EXCEPT:
a. pain-prone personality theory c. diathesis-stress model b. cognitive-behavioral models d. gate control theory
The following is NOT one of the three steps in the information processing model
A. response programming B. stimulus justification C. response selection D. stimulus identification