The original phase of the "Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study" assessed children at which of the following ages?
a. at birth and at age 5, when they entered school
b. at birth, and at 12, 30, and 48 months of age
c. at birth, at age 10, and at age 18
d. at birth and at age 16
b
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a. The clinical psychologist sets the cutoff score based on his/her experience with previous clients. b. The authors of the test manual set the cutoff score, often using statistical deviance from the mean score as the primary criterion. c. The clinical psychologist sets the cutoff score based upon his/her expertise in the field. d. The cutoff score is determined by setting a range of +/- 1 standard deviation around the client's performance on a previous administration of the same test.
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An example of prosocial behavior includes:
a. anticipating where an opponent is going to launch a ball in tennis. b. watching a child cry and wanting to cry yourself. c. helping a hurt child get attention from a teacher. d. making a friend.
Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three nonsense syllables for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them
If the instructions to recall the syllables came immediately, the students were usually successful. If the instructions came even one second after the syllables were shown, the students were much less successful. The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that, in the latter case, _____________. a. the icon never made it to the sensory registers b. the icon was already stored in short-term memory c. the icon faded after being stored in short-term memory d. the icon faded before being stored in short-term memory