Which psychological variable did Stanley Milgram study in a research project famous for its ethical problems?
a. Prisoner of war syndrome
b. Obedience to authority
c. Learning secondary fears
d. Learned helplessness
b. Obedience to authority
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Increased autonomy, beginning of identity development, and ______ are all examples of psychological changes that occur during middle adolescent development.
A. moodiness B. body modesty C. moral reasoning D. increased abstract thought
Item difficulty is defined in terms of
a. how many items examinees leave blank. b. the number of items on an assessment the examinees answer incorrectly. c. how difficult the examinees rate the assessment on a scale from 1-10. d. the number of examinees who answer an item correctly.
Ann's field placement involves working with victims of domestic abuse. Formerly an abuse victim herself, Ann over-identifies with several clients and has told her field supervisor that she wants to help other victims as she had been helped. It would be best if Ann
a. changed her placement so she is not working with abuse victims. b. asked her supervisor for therapy in order to overcome her difficulties working with domestic abuse clients. c. recognized that she is not personally fit for the profession. d. sought personal therapy along with supportive supervision.
In Bowen family systems theory, _______________ is undifferentiated emotional togetherness
a. cutoff b. triangulation c. fusion d. sensorimotor fixation