The SUPPORT study of end-of-life care in the U.S
a. failed to improve care or patient outcomes
b. showed significant improvements in bereavement care
c. minimized aggressive cure-oriented treatment
d. helped reduce the frequency and severity of pain in its dying patients
e. used focus groups as its primary methodology
A
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Although the social cognitive view of personality has many advocates, why do some opt to study this topic in other ways?
A. Because these topics are not adequately open to scientific inquiry and thus are not appropriate for consideration in a scientific field B. Because identifying some of these cognitive processes, such as self-efficacy or locus of control, is not enough to develop a comprehensive theory of personality C. Because its emphasis on topics like the unconscious and childhood sexuality are distasteful to many people D. Because its use of techniques like unconditional positive regard and the life story identity method produce results that are unverifiable and resistant to replication
Criticism of Maslow's self-actualization theory center on the fact that:
a. the sample of self-actualizing people was too large to come to a conclusion. b. the research does not reflect Maslow's idea of worthy and emotionally healthy people. c. the research methods were not rigorous and lacked experimentally generated supporting data. d. the theory does not apply outside the laboratory in social and personal terms.
What does the term "lab-field" study refer to? Provide an example and discuss its relative
advantages. What will be an ideal response?
Khayrat's father wants to encourage him not to swear, so whenever Khayrat uses a curse word, he has to put a quarter in the "swear jar." This choice of punishment should be categorized as:
A. a fine. B. restitution. C. a loss of privileges. D. a timeout.