The risk factors for men who abuse women suggest that men who beat their wives or partners might be attempting to compensate for general feelings of _________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


powerlessness and inadequacy

Psychology

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The four processes necessary for observational learning are attention, memory, imitation, and ____.

A. discrimination B. generalization C. motivation D. reinforcement

Psychology

Which approach is most effective in preventing confounding by participant characteristics?

a. matching the characteristics across treatments b. randomizing the variable across treatment c. including a no-treatment control group d. having a placebo control group

Psychology

The ____________________ work style means that an individual does one thing at a time and follows plans closely.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Two months ago, Terry was awakened by smoke detectors, indicating a fire in her home. She and her family barely managed to get out before the fire destroyed their home. Since that night, she has been anxious,

unable to sleep through the night, and often has nightmares about the event. She may be suffering from a) dissociative fugue. b) somatization disorder. c) posttraumatic stress disorder. d) a psychophysiological disorder.

Psychology